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Month: May 2014

Workers Rights

City of Portland rolling back Walmart bond investments

May 23, 2014

City cashes out $9 million in Walmart bonds, to the applause of UFCW Local 555

Jobs

Women in Trades Career Fair

May 14, 2014

Over 2,000 women and teenagers learned about careers in construction at the annual fair.

Comment

Supreme Court case could up-end public sector unionism

May 13, 2014

Harris v Quinn could undo a decade of gains for some of America’s lowest wage workers

No Picture
Union Democracy

Machinists re-elect Buffenbarger

May 13, 2014

Challenge slate led by Jay Cronk plans to dispute election results

Union Democracy

Laborers Local 335 re-elects Dave Ritchey

May 13, 2014

Ritchie is in his fifth term as business manager of the Vancouver heavy highway local.

No Picture
Washington

Washington AFL-CIO scores legislators for 2014 session

May 13, 2014

DC-style gridlock afflicted the state capitol in Olympia this year

Union Democracy

Richards elected to fourth term as head of OPEIU Local 11

May 13, 2014

Local 11 represents 2,000 office workers in five states, plus outside workers at NW Natural

Building Community

Two local unions to take part in May 31 Starlight Parade

May 13, 2014

Letter carriers and electricians entries will be seen live by 250,000 spectators

Jobs

Portland’s new mass transit bridge is union-built

May 13, 2014

Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People

Collective Bargaining

Contract settlement averts school bus driver strike at Portland Public Schools

May 9, 2014

Deal reached after contractor First Student backed off a “two-tier” contract proposal.

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