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Monthly Archives: November, 2011

Portland

TriMet Lift workers authorize strike

First Transit and ATU Local 757 will meet again Nov. 21.
Portland

OrAFL-CIO, NOLC relocate to old Machinists hall

Local Machinist HQ is now in Gladstone, and its old office is being rehabbed as a multi-union hive.
Workers Rights

Ambulance contractor fires union supporters

MetroWest Ambulance, which has a contract with Washington County, has begun firing union supporters.
Workers Rights

Ashland co-op goes gonzo over union drive

A federal agency is investigating labor law violations at a Southern Oregon food co-op.
Politics

AFL-CIO rates Oregon lawmakers

State Rep. Val Hoyle of Eugene is named the Oregon AFL-CIO’s “Legislator of the Year.”
Portland

AFL-CIO will launch online campaign Nov. 14 in Portland

The labor federation's media campaign is aimed at putting unions in a more positive light.
National

Movement swells to dump big banks

Parallel to Occupy Wall Street, a mass movement is gaining steam to close accounts in the big banks.
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