March 2015 - nwLaborPress

IBEW Local 125 pickets Pacific Power in Portland

Mar 31, 2015

Pacific Power plays hardball against workers seeking to make up for previous concessions

Oregon Senate President says he won’t allow vote on minimum wage increase

Mar 31, 2015

“I’m not going to do minimum wage,” Courtney tells Southern Oregon chamber of commerce members

Labor ramps up fight against free trade deal

Mar 19, 2015

AFL-CIO is freezing all political contributions while the fast track debate is on.

Airlines threaten to sue over modest labor reforms at PDX

Mar 19, 2015

Port of Portland proposal would require $13 total hourly compensation in future airport service contracts

Trade deals that work for workers

Mar 19, 2015

For decades, the benefits of trade deals haven’t trickled down to working families.

Right to work initiatives filed in Oregon

Mar 19, 2015

Anti-union forces are campaigning across the United States to pass state and local “right-to-work” laws

Machinists conduct informational picket at Bodycote in Camas

Mar 19, 2015

Workers are having a tough time getting a first union contract

Portland considers ‘Ban the Box’ ordinance

Mar 19, 2015

The ordinance would give people with criminal records a better shot at becoming employed.

Amid union activity, Grand Central Baking closes cafe

Mar 19, 2015

Laborers Local 483 says Sawtooth Cafe closed early after an employee protest

AFSCME wins big gains for Metro temp workers

Mar 19, 2015

An agreement between the Metro regional government and AFSCME Local 3580 will deliver raises of up to $3.92 an hour to about 50 newly unionized workers at the Metro waste transfer station and Oregon Zoo