Union-backed Oregon group files anti-antiunion initiatives Nov 26, 2013 If it gets more votes than an antiunion initiative, it would prevail
Going for broke: TriMet wants a major rewrite of the union contract Nov 26, 2013 Three months into bargaining, the transit agency is still explaining its dozens of proposed changes
Portland Public Schools declares impasse, triggering timetable for strike Nov 20, 2013 Teachers could strike as early as Jan. 6, when students return from Winter Break
Oregon’s most proletarian professors protest bottom 10 percent pay Nov 20, 2013 Talks head into mediation with PSU proposing less-than-inflation raises
Congress to weigh letting union pension plans cut benefits to remain solvent Nov 12, 2013 Wall Street losses are putting pension plans — and union construction firms — at risk
Judge rules PIRG call center fired worker for union activism Nov 12, 2013 The Fund for the Public Interest is ordered to reinstate David Neal with back pay
Bricklayers win national award for work on historic Oswego Iron Furnace Nov 12, 2013 Members of Local 1 repaired and restored the 44-foot-tall historic landmark.
All labor-backed candidates for Vancouver City Council win Nov 12, 2013 Genetic food labeling initiative I-522 fails
Still no deal for teachers at Portland Public Schools Nov 12, 2013 Class size is a key sticking point
City of Portland to union rep: Get off the property Nov 12, 2013 A union rep distributes buttons and talks to members, without management’s permission
