November 2014 - Page 2 of 2

Nationwide, labor loses on candidates, wins on measures

Nov 5, 2014

Voters give Senate to GOP and reelect antiunion governors, but favor minimum wage and sick days

Vigor christens new drydock at Portland’s Swan Island shipyard

Nov 4, 2014

The 960-foot Chinese-built vessel is the largest floating drydock in North America

Graduate teachers at UO on the verge of a strike

Nov 4, 2014

Grad students, who teach a third of UO classes, could strike right after Thanksgiving.

Is USDA playing ‘chicken’ with our health?

Nov 4, 2014

Federal employees union sues USDA over rule that could result in sales of diseased chicken

Charges against ‘postal defenders’ dropped

Nov 4, 2014

A judge dismissed criminal charges in a two-year-old civil disobedience protest case

Unions endorse oil distribution center proposal in Vancouver

Nov 4, 2014

Construction unions will sign $210 million project labor agreement with Vancouver Energy

A labor look at Election 2014

Nov 3, 2014

Nationwide, labor loses on candidates, wins on measures Voters give Senate to GOP and reelect antiunion governors, but favor minimum wage and sick days

Home Forward becomes first local body to guarantee $15-an-hour minimum wage

Nov 3, 2014

The wage floor means raises for the 33 least-paid employee at the public housing agency