June 2011 - nwLaborPress

Vancouver Laborers Local 335 re-elects Dave Ritchey

Jun 17, 2011

Ritchey defeated challenger Randy Dalton by nearly a 3-to-1 margin.

Laborers Local 320 re-elects business manager Dave Tischer

Jun 17, 2011

Tischer defeated challenger Robert Prominski by a wide margin.

NOLC recognizes 16 individuals, 4 groups

Jun 17, 2011

Nearly 200 attended NOLC’s annual Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night dinner. Congressman David Wu was the guest speaker.

Unions for Kids poker run raises $50,000 for children’s hospital

Jun 17, 2011

A record 477 motorcycle riders took part in the ninth annual “Unions For Kids Poker Run and Chili Cook-off” June 11.

Steelworkers ratify pact at Georgia-Pacific’s Wauna mill

Jun 17, 2011

At a paper mill in Wauna, Oregon, USW ratified Georgia-Pacific’s final contract proposal.

SEIU Local 503 adds 7,700 new home care members

Jun 17, 2011

Over 7,000 state-paid personal service providers joined SEIU Local 503 June 2, making it the state’s largest union.

NLRB sees unprecedented political interference in Boeing case

Jun 17, 2011

Imagine if the EPA tried to fine BP for the Gulf oil spill … Congress was a call to repeal the law.

ILWU protests the spread of the non-union waterfront

Jun 17, 2011

Over 1,200 longshore workers and allies rallied June 3 outside the downtown Portland office of EGT Development.

Rogue Ales puts chill on Teamsters Union campaign

Jun 17, 2011

When its minimum wage brewers sought a union, Rogue Ales lawyered up and fired two.

Wu bill would speed benefits for workers who lose jobs to trade

Jun 17, 2011

Oregon Congressman David Wu said he will introduce a bill this month to streamline access to Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits for workers displaced by outsourcing to other countries as a result of free trade agreements.