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Month: February 2013

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Building Community

New union storefront on Barbur

Feb 28, 2013

OHSU Local 328, AFSCME’s largest, buys nearby storefront

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Jobs

City of Portland settles with Local 483: No more contracting out at Parks & Rec

Feb 27, 2013

Laborers 483 has a win in a decade-long struggle over contracting out at Portland Parks and Rec.

Building Community

Bricklayers Local 1 volunteers to build barbecue at Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery

Feb 27, 2013

Union members answered a call for help from the nonprofit Tillamook Anglers.

Collective Bargaining

Laborers Local 320 settles contract at CertainTeed after one-day strike

Feb 27, 2013

The French-owned shinglemaker improves its bargaining offer after a walkout

Workers Rights

Save the turtles, but never mind the TOPsters

Feb 27, 2013

Why PIRG call center workers wanted to unionize

Worker safety

PIRG call center pulls the chairs out from under workers

Feb 27, 2013

A PIRG call center tosses ergonomic chairs and gives union workers stackable metal chairs to sit on

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Collective Bargaining

UFCW grocery workers ratify more contracts

Feb 26, 2013

Some 14,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington have wrapped up voting on new three-year contracts.

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Collective Bargaining

SPEEA units reach split decision in Boeing contract votes

Feb 26, 2013

Engineers accepted Boeing’s offer, but technical workers rejected theirs and authorized a strike

Green Jobs

Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down

Feb 21, 2013

Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.

National

Labor campaigns for immigration overhaul

Feb 21, 2013

Labor to Congress: Reforms must benefit workers, not just employers.

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