March 2014 - Page 2 of 2 - nwLaborPress

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Workers consider strike after City of Portland worsens its offer

City appears in no hurry to reach deal with 1,600 workers in the DCTU

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Labor council stays out of Portland City Council races — for now

Delegates vote to endorse Deborah Kafoury in heated race for Multnomah County chair

Union members pass the hat, collect $450 for slain worker

AFSCME member Grady Waxenfelter was shot by a truck driver while doing his job as a weighmaster

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Labor groups oppose Tigard ballot measure targeting high-capacity transit

At stake is a massive construction project that would employ union labor

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State to include apprenticeships in education goals

Apprenticeships, left out earlier, will be counted as a post-secondary credential by the state

CWA gets bare-bones contract with Fund for the Public Interest

Rules at the PIRG fundraiser will be slightly less draconian under the first-ever union agreement.

Clackamas County commissioners have harsh words for Teamsters, AMR

Tootie Smith pledges to shine a light on union tactics until her dying days.

Medford teachers end 16-day strike

The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.

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Portland teachers ratify new contract

The three-year deal lightens teacher workload and provides 2.3 percent annual raises

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