July 2012 - nwLaborPress

Three years after a union campaign began at BrucePac, vote is more than 3-to-1 against unionizing

Portland plans to overhaul taxi rules after a study found shocking labor conditions for drivers.

As NAFTA-style treaties proliferate, AWPPW has lost thousands of members to mill closures.

They get annual raises of up to 2.5 percent, but also will pay more for health coverage.

Floyd led CWA Local 7901 from 1987 to 1996.

We can’t afford tax incentives that undermine efforts to rebuild America’s economy.

Health care cost was biggest factor; now, future hires will have no pension

Past president Bonnie Luisi retired and did not seek a second two-year term.

Jones retires after 14 years as head of the 2,060-member local.

Unions back corporate kicker, marijuana, and casino measures, and oppose estate tax ban.