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.
Tillamook Cheese maintenance techs go non-union Jul 12, 2018 About 250 production workers at the facility continue to be represented by Teamsters Local 58.
How to get single parents into the trades: Childcare Jul 5, 2018 A pilot project will provide child care stipends to low-income single parents who want to enroll in pre-apprenticeship programs.
Kaiser Permanente may be near a deal with breakaway union group Jul 5, 2018 A national agreement covering 47,000 Kaiser employees may be wrapped up next week.
At Providence Milwaukie hospital, support workers go union Jul 5, 2018 Workers voted 92-54 to join SEIU Local 49.
Ironworker Local 516 member helped build a bridge in Panama Jul 5, 2018 Apprentice Patrick Montgomery spent two weeks helping erect a suspension bridge so people and animals could cross the river during rainy season.
Latest Stoner mystery looks at Portland firefighter Jul 5, 2018 The work of historical fiction features a true-to-life Portland fire fighter — David Campbell — who was killed in the line of duty in 1911.
Washington AFL-CIO president Jeff Johnson to retire Jul 5, 2018 Vying to succeed him are WSLC secretary-treasurer Lynne Dodson and Machinists District Lodge 751 Political Director Larry Brown.
Supreme Court delivers blow to union movement Jul 3, 2018 Ruling 5-4 in Janus vs. AFSCME, the court says union-represented public employees don’t have to pay anything to the union.
