Comment “Grand bargain” in Congress? Oct 16, 2013 The shutdown was a case of failed political brinksmanship.
Collective Bargaining Strike on horizon at City of Portland Oct 16, 2013 City denies vacation requests, and union gets “ready to walk”
Collective Bargaining Strike at PIRG call center marks two-year union drive Oct 16, 2013 Two years after voting to unionize, no contract, but no surrender either.
Union Organizing Painters District Council 5 turns up pressure on nonunion Edwards Painting Oct 16, 2013 Nonunion Edwards Painting faces charges at NLRB.
Politics Kitzhaber’s Grand Bargain: Pension cuts for retired Oregon schoolteachers, tax cuts for wealthy business owners Oct 16, 2013 In special session, Oregon lawmakers cut $4.9 billion in pension benefits, $500M in business taxes
Clark County As Clark County looks at charter change, union members run for ‘freeholder’ Oct 16, 2013 Four unionists are among 110 vying for 15 spots as charter “freeholders” in the Nov. 5 election
Politics Northwest Oregon Labor Council backs Lake Oswego school and Columbia County jail Oct 16, 2013 The Nov. 5 general election is a quiet one for NOLC.
Politics Labor backs Washington measure to label GMOs Oct 15, 2013 Monsanto opposes the requirement to label genetically engineered foods.
Collective Bargaining KBOO employees ratify first-ever contract Oct 9, 2013 The one-year agreement locks in existing policies and gives workers “just cause” protections
Building Community Carpenters Food Bank will close Oct 2, 2013 Begun in 1983 to help unemployed and striking union members, it ran 30 years