Union Organizing

KBOO radio station goes union

The campaign arose after management reduced sick and maternity leave…

Machinists in national organizing drive at Oregon’s Jeld-Wen

The Justice for Jeld-Wen Workers campaign is active in 15 states …

Bakers Union organizing video lottery delis one at a time

"Lottery delis" rake it in with video poker, but pay minimum wage with no benefits…

Collective Bargaining

Are TriMet managers too busy to bargain with ATU?

No word from TriMet board as labor battle drags on…

Oregon University System getting tough with unions

OUS wants union rights concessions, a shift in health costs and raises less than inflation…

Workers Rights

‘Like’ this: Workers’ rights get an update in the age of social media

NLRB is trying to defend workers protected speech online…

Union Democracy

SAG-AFTRA closes Oregon office amid protest

Business and governor to union: ‘Don’t go!’…

Jobs

Protesters disrupt airport mail facility in Portland

Morning mail runs were blocked in a protest against privatization…

Politics

Unions call on State of Oregon to sue LIBOR banks, but no action yet

SEIU says the bank scandal cost public pension and other State of Oregon funds $110 million…

In Memoriam

Larry Kenney, 1930-2013

The former president of the Washington State Labor Council started as a printers union activist…