Clackamas County UFCW’s Gillispie tapped to chair school board Jul 30, 2013 The longtime labor leader was elected chair of North Clackamas School District
Collective Bargaining Bradken foundry: No contract, a year after union vote Jul 30, 2013 Workers are seeking a fair and transparent pay scale
People David Cecil named chief of staff at AFT-Oregon Jul 30, 2013 The former graduate teaching fellow has 13 years in the labor movement
Collective Bargaining Oregon unions sign tentative pacts for 22,000 state workers Jul 30, 2013 SEIU and AFSCME members will get modest cost-of-living raises
Politics 2013: Not a good year for labor in Olympia Jul 30, 2013 After two Democrats defected, Washingtonians got a bitterly partisan Legislature
Union Democracy Washington AFL-CIO convention: ‘Labor can’t do it alone’ Jul 30, 2013 Resolution calls for continued fight for new I-5 bridge with light rail
Collective Bargaining ERB: Arbitrator’s ruling stands, but TriMet broke law Jul 30, 2013 The transit agency is ordered to pay $136,000 and stop trying to collect back-premiums
Collective Bargaining Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant Jul 23, 2013 After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer
Building Community Labor history comes alive at Clark County Historical Museum exhibit Jul 17, 2013 The exhibit launched July 11 with major help from more than two dozen local unions.
Union Democracy United Food and Commercial Workers expected to rejoin AFL-CIO in August Jul 17, 2013 UFCW’s return would boost AFL-CIO membership by almost 10 percent.