2013 - Page 23 of 25 - nwLaborPress

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

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

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

Proposal would end “shadow economy” of illegal and exploited workers

The contracts covering 14,000 include a 25 cent raise and 15% health insurance increase.

The Portland maker of heavy-duty Western Star trucks currently has 930 union workers.

House Bill 2800 would allow the state to borrow up to $450 million

OSU argued they’re not employees, but lost; votes will be counted March 7

Proponents of single payer health care plan an Oregon ballot measure for 2016.

The WW II veteran was a Teamsters business agent and lobbyist from 1946 to 1987.