Union Democracy SEIU Local 503 votes not to merge with SEIU Local 49 Feb 5, 2014 Local 503 board recommends unification but delegates balk at changes
Collective Bargaining City of Portland workers voting on tentative contract agreement Feb 5, 2014 Some members object to changes on contracting out and comp time
In Memoriam Jim Zuffrea, 1931-2014 Feb 5, 2014 The UFCW Local 555 union rep started as a union meatcutter in New York.
In Memoriam Jerry Krahn, 1936-2014 Feb 5, 2014 Krahn was a longtime business agent at United Brotherhood of Carpenters
In Memoriam Garner Pool, 1923-2014 Feb 5, 2014 Pool was a union barber in Albany, Oregon for more than five decades.
In Memoriam Tom Worley, 1935-2014 Feb 5, 2014 The Navy veteran was business manager of Portland Iron Workers Local 29.
In Memoriam Lloyd Knudsen, 1926-2014 Feb 5, 2014 The former Oregon AFL-CIO political director was a longtime member of IBEW Local 48
Clackamas County After change of heart, Bernard lets union-represented AMR keep Clackamas County ambulance contract Feb 5, 2014 Teamsters think it was Bernard who put the existing contract out for competition.
Union Democracy Machinists Union challenge slate moves forward Feb 5, 2014 A Portland Boeing worker is in the running for national IAM office
Oregon Oregon AFL-CIO prioritizes bills for 35-day legislative session Feb 5, 2014 Labor backs crackdown on large employers cutting hours to evade Obamacare requirement.