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Month: April 2012

Comment

Elections make a difference

Apr 18, 2012

Support candidates who fight for fairness, equality, and opportunity.

In Memoriam

Don Willner, 1926-2012

Apr 18, 2012

Willner, lawmaker and union attorney, worked with Cesar Chavez and represented Oregonian strikers.

In Memoriam

Doris Buck, 1913-2012

Apr 18, 2012

The UFCW leader once bargained the highest wage rates in the U.S. poultry industry.

Building Community

Salmon for dogs: Machinists District Lodge W24 raises $12,500

Apr 18, 2012

A fishing fundraiser aids a union-sponsored guide dog charity.

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Union Organizing

UO opposes union unit in ERB filing

Apr 18, 2012

UO spent $25,000 for a consultant to prepare a web page expressing common anti-union themes.

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Health Care

Wyden tells labor he opposes Medicare “vouchers”

Apr 18, 2012

But Wyden favors “premium support” for those wanting private insurance instead of Medicare.

Green Jobs

IBEW 48 union hall gets electric vehicle charging stations

Apr 18, 2012

Senator Merkley and U.S. Rep Bonamici came out to unveil 9 electric charging “pumps.”

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Worker safety

Unions to remember fallen workers

Apr 18, 2012

Oregon workers who died on the job last year will be remembered at ceremonies in Portland and Salem.

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Worker safety

36 died on the job in Oregon in 2011

Apr 18, 2012

Another 6 Oregonians died in combat.

Jobs

Laborers to Portland City Council: Stop the Cuts

Apr 17, 2012

Looking to avert cuts in roads and parks, union finds $120 million in an obscure City fund.

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