June 2013 - nwLaborPress

The vote on whether to join Machinists is 932-1,258

Labor-affiliated health trusts are locked out of Obamacare’s benefits, and forced to pay its costs

Obama’s NAFTA-style treaty with 11 Pacific Rim nations is slated for signing in October

SEIU says the bank scandal cost public pension and other State of Oregon funds $110 million

Employers are increasingly lawless as the NLRB sits vacant

Morning mail runs were blocked in a protest against privatization

Unions for Kids motorcycle poker run nets a record $64,000 for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

This year, union letter carriers collected 37,000 tons of food nationwide, and 526 tons in Oregon

The campaign arose after management reduced sick and maternity leave

Union Organizing

The Justice for Jeld-Wen Workers campaign is active in 15 states