Collective Bargaining

Union to TriMet: Cut managers, not drivers

ATU under siege as labor ally Lynn Lehrbach slated for replacement on the board.…

Showdown looms in Longview

Land and water protests are planned for the arrival of the first ship at a new grain terminal.…

Union Democracy

Shropshire elected business manager of UA Local 290

Shropshire outpolled Lou Christensen, assistant to the business manager, 897 to 655.…

Jodi Guetzloe-Parker elected to lead local building trades

The LiUNA 320 member will be among a handful of women nationally to lead a building trades council.…

Jobs

Troutdale City Council gets earful from IBEW Local 48 members

The contract for a new police station went to an out-of-state, nonunion electrical contractor.…

Clackamas County

Clackamas County resolves to hire locally

Commissioners say local family wage jobs will be a priority in future public construction projects…

People

John Endicott retires as business manager of UA Local 290

Endicott, 58, has been Local 290 business manager since March 2002.…

Rich Ahearn, NLRB regional director, retires

Ahearn's replacement is Ronald Hooks, from the NLRB's Memphis office.…

In Memoriam

Jim Ridderbusch, 1935-2012

The retired member of Operating Engineers Local 701 died Jan. 6 after being hit by a…

Comment

On economic issues, Bonamici a clear winner

The whole country is watching the Jan. 31 special election in Oregon's Congressional District 1.…