Pension crisis sparks reform debate May 17, 2018 Over a million union members are in pension funds that are headed for insolvency. Here’s how Congress created the crisis.
Nabisco’s “final” final offer: $15,000 signing bonus May 17, 2018 Two years after the union contract expired, Mondelēz/Nabisco offers workers $15,000 to agree to the company’s final offer — and gives a May 20 deadline.
Oregon 2018 primary results, labor union edition May 16, 2018 Oregon labor unions backed 55 candidates in 41 contested races in the May 15 primary. Here’s how they fared.
New contract for support staff at Portland Public Schools May 15, 2018 The contract provides across-the-board raises of 3 and 2 percent, and an additional 5 percent for para-educators.
Several top Oregon union leaders arrested May 15, 2018 Ten union leaders and supporters refused to leave the offices of nonprofit Volunteers of America Portland, which has stonewalled union bargaining.
America’s search for our moral compass May 15, 2018 Unbridled capitalism is failing the vast majority of Americans.
Oregon governor Kate Brown nominates unionists to boards May 15, 2018 Former IBEW Local 48 business manager Keith Edwards will join the TriMet Board.
Gladstone Burgerville becomes the second store to vote in union May 14, 2018 The vote was 17 to 5 to unionize with the Burgerville Workers Union, which is affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Karl Koenig succeeds Bob Livingston at Oregon State Fire Fighters Council May 13, 2018 The election of officers took place at the union’s 30th biannual convention in Bend.
Portland Fire Fighters Local 43 turns 100 May 10, 2018 In honor of the occasion, Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley presented an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol.
