February 2014 - nwLaborPress

Top issues are low pay, job insecurity, and lack of respect

An energetic five-month campaign by OSEA saves school bus driver jobs

Members find Francesconi’s concern for the poor compelling.

We need more strong candidates to apply.

Near-identical efforts in multiple states target basic labor protections.

Details won’t be released until teachers vote on the tentative agreement.

Machinists challengers will be on national ballots in April.

Schools open with substitute teachers, but less than half the students attend

Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.

The three-term legislator defied Kitzhaber over PERS cuts