People Dan Sass ends long career at Machinists Lodge W24 Jul 30, 2014 Starting at Lodge 1432 in 1971, Sass rose to become secretary-treasurer of the Oregon Machinists
People Longtime AFSCME rep Rick Henson retires Jul 30, 2014 Henson started as a Carpenter, became head of SEIU Local 49, and returned to serve AFSCME
People SEIU 503 political director Arthur Towers departs after decades of service to labor Jul 30, 2014 Towers helped empower home care workers, raise corporate taxes, and save public services from cuts.
People IBEW attorney Norm Malbin rests his case Jul 30, 2014 Malbin policed an industry, trained hundreds in labor law, and helped members with legal problems
People Lee Duncan retirement sidelines motorcycle poker run for kids Jul 30, 2014 Co-founder Lee Duncan retires from Unions4Kids, and his job at IBEW Local 48
People Machinists, Metal Trades, DCU have void to fill with Scott Lucy retirement Jul 30, 2014 Lucy has been with the Machinists for 35 years.
Jobs Building trades lobby in support of ConnectOregon V Jul 29, 2014 Building trades union members turn out to counter environmental opponents of coal and oil projects
Jobs Union pension funds finance new Portland office building Jul 29, 2014 The nine-story Pearl West project will be LEED Silver rated.
Buy Union A quest to find Union Beer Jul 29, 2014 It’s not easy to ID union-made beer. There’s no union label, and little accurate, up-to-date info.
Green Jobs Musicians Union hall goes solar Jul 29, 2014 The union hall benefits from a new Oregon pilot program of feed-in tariffs