Labor gets seat on Portland’s utility reform task force Jun 30, 2014 Blue-ribbon commission will come up with reforms to City water and sewer bureaus
Washington State Labor Council issues political endorsements Jun 30, 2014 State labor federation backs challenger to SW Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler
New leadership at Painters Local 10 Jun 25, 2014 Mike Keebaugh succeeds Roben White, who opted not to run for re-election
Reinvigorating Portland’s shipyard: Vigor’s massive new dry dock could mean hundreds of jobs Jun 24, 2014 13 years after selling America’s largest floating dry dock, Vigor bringing one back to Portland
Painting contractor tells NLRB he would rather close up shop than go union Jun 18, 2014 Company owner represents himself in five-day trial
OPEIU Local 11 ‘joint accord’ at Northwest Natural guarantees no layoffs for 5.5 years Jun 18, 2014 Over 600 union members will get immediate raises of at least 7.8 percent
IBEW leader takes office as Clark County Commissioner Jun 18, 2014 GOP commissioners Madore and Mielke appointed Ed Barnes to spite Democrat Craig Pridemore
Dave Tischer re-elected at Laborers Local 320 Jun 17, 2014 It’s Tischer’s fourth term as top officer of the 900-member heavy highway local
Painters, Floor Coverers distribute $500 bonuses for safety training Jun 17, 2014 The bonus checks are a way to honor the best-trained workforce in the industry
Layoffs at Portland Public Schools? Jun 17, 2014 AFT sounds the alarm about possible pink slips for classroom assistants