October 2014 - Page 3 of 3 - nwLaborPress

Labor stalwarts recognized by SW Washington Labor Roundtable

IBEW Local 48 is honored as “union of the year”

Shipyard workers picket smoking ban

Shipyard workers at six Vigor worksites protest imposition of smoking ban without consulting union

Oregon unions endorse Ballot Measure 91 to legalize marijuana

Most unions are taking no position, but UFCW and two AFSCME locals recommend a yes vote

Steven Fritz, 1960-2014

The OSH psychiatrist was head of his AFSCME local and husband to Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz

Climate change on labor’s radar

Labor wants to be in the room in talks about a carbon tax for Oregon

A conversation with NAFTA critic Lori Wallach

So-called free trade agreements aren’t about trade any more, nor freedom

Top national trade expert to keynote at Fair Trade Campaign’s 10-year dinner

Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch, is a frequent TV guest on trade politics

No Picture

U.S. starts first-ever CAFTA enforcement action against Guatemala for labor rights

The UN has documented 30 assassinations of union members in Guatemala since 2008

Labor joins with business to raise funds to knock out cancer

Phil Knight’s $500 million pledge spurs labor to join business for OHSU cancer research

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