A union guide to Washington’s August primary Jul 17, 2018 State AFL-CIO delegates voted on endorsements May 19 in Seattle and July 17-19 in Wenatchee.
Lessons of the West Virginia teachers strike Jul 17, 2018 One of the strike’s leaders will be visiting Portland July 23.
Trump Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a long history of anti-worker rulings Jul 17, 2018 On July 9, Donald Trump announced his nominee to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court: D.C. Appeals Court judge Brett Kavanaugh, Kennedy’s former clerk. The reaction of top labor leaders
Multnomah County drops workload language in new ambulance contract Jul 17, 2018 Commissioner Loretta Smith was the lone vote against a contract with AMR, opposed by Teamsters, that eliminates a method of limiting workload.
Ballot measure fight coming this November Jul 17, 2018 Four initiatives heading for the Oregon ballot reflect a far-right, corporatist agenda, but the union movement stands ready to repeal them.
AFSCME Local 189 backs Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council Jul 16, 2018 In the May primary, Local 189 backed Andrea Valderrama for that seat, but she placed fourth in a six-candidate field.
AFSCME members ratify first contract at Volunteers of America Jul 16, 2018 The employer’s hard-line stance crumbled a week before VOA’s annual fundraising gala, which the union planned to picket.
Construction trades unions say goodbye to retiring OHSU president Joe Robertson Jul 16, 2018 Robertson was lauded as a ‘Building Trades champion’ for transforming the South Waterfront and Marquam Hill with union labor.
Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights Jul 12, 2018 To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.
Chain-owned Clackamas pet hospital votes narrowly to unionize Jul 12, 2018 After Mars Petcare swallows up giant VCA chain, workers vote to join ILWU.
