March 2011 - nwLaborPress

Elevator Constructors Local 23 elects new business rep

Mar 18, 2011

Mike Bodendorfer defeated three others to succeed Frank Regalado as business representative.

High school students get lessons in pipe trades at UA training center

Mar 18, 2011

Plumbers and Fitters Local 290 has opened its training center to students from the Tigard-Tualatin School District.

Oregon Legislature one third of the way through

Mar 18, 2011

Several bills backed by organized labor are progressing through the legislative process. Others are still at the starting line.

Bills banning collective bargaining are buried

Mar 18, 2011

Washington State Labor Council is tracking dozens of bills that could help or harm union members and working people.

Why workers fell out of love with Boeing

Mar 18, 2011

In the last 15 years, Boeing downsized, reorganized, merged, digitalized, and outsourced. The result: Employees are disenchanted and less committed to the company.

Portland school teachers ratify new contract

Mar 18, 2011

A belt-tightening union contract wasn’t good enough for well-connected critics at a March 7 school board meeting.

Hundreds rally in Salem for jobs and solidarity

Mar 18, 2011

Oregon AFL-CIO sponsored a March 7 “Jobs Rally” on the Oregon Capitol steps

The new face of labor? Dosha Salon votes whether to unionize

Mar 18, 2011

Dosha Salon and Spa could become the first salon in Portland to go union in recent times.

Wisconsin governor’s union-busting ignites national backlash

Mar 18, 2011

The uprising began Feb. 11 when Republican Scott Walker proposed a law to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.

Danner Boot lays off 90

Mar 4, 2011

Most of those let go were members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555.