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Month: August 2012

Jobs

Huts for the homeless, and handcuffs to hardhats

Aug 30, 2012

Oregon unions will train state prison inmates, and build shelters for homeless.

Collective Bargaining

Dosha union effort comes to an end

Aug 21, 2012

A five-store local chain of Aveda-branded salons is nonunion once again.

Comment

Restore an economy that works for the middle class

Aug 14, 2012

A message to labor from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

Comment

This Labor Day, remember: Work connects us all

Aug 14, 2012

People who work for a living are all on the same side.

Workers Rights

Jobs with Justice merges with American Rights at Work

Aug 14, 2012

With the failure of the Employee Free Choice Act, American Rights at Work needed new direction.

People

Portland Jobs with Justice leader Margaret Butler stepping down

Aug 14, 2012

Her replacement is Karly Edwards, a longtime UNITE HERE organizer.

Trade

Senator Wyden gets an earful at TPP town hall

Aug 14, 2012

Up to 200 turned out on a work day at a listening session about a secret Pacific Rim trade deal.

Buy Union

Danner Boots made by UFCW members

Aug 14, 2012

A Portland factory makes work, outdoor, and military boots.

Politics

Union workers stand in Philadelphia, and hear from Obama

Aug 14, 2012

40,000 rally, prior to the party conventions, to call for a second Bill of Rights.

Politics

Labor-backed candidates in Washington advance from primary

Aug 14, 2012

Jay Inslee, a former Democratic congressman, was the top vote-getter for governor.

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