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Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Collective bargaining

IBEW Local 125 pickets Pacific Power in Portland

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

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

"I'm not going to do minimum wage," Courtney tells Southern Oregon chamber of commerce members
Trade

Labor ramps up fight against free trade deal

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

Airlines threaten to sue over modest labor reforms at PDX

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

Trade deals that work for workers

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

Right to work initiatives filed in Oregon

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

Machinists conduct informational picket at Bodycote in Camas

Workers are having a tough time getting a first union contract
Workers Rights

Portland considers ‘Ban the Box’ ordinance

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

Amid union activity, Grand Central Baking closes cafe

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

AFSCME wins big gains for Metro temp workers

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...
People

Labor educator Lynn Feekin to retire

Feekin has been at University of Oregon 21 years
Workers Rights

Madore floats right to work resolution in Clark County, Washington

County employees could get the benefits of a union without having to pay for it.
Workers Rights

Klamath Falls Walmart disciplines strikers

Ismael Nunez protests his firing, and two others are written up for striking
Trade

Fast track fight begins

AFL-CIO launches fight against "NAFTA on steroids"
Our Jobs

Portland skyline changes with topping out of 30-story high-rise

Union workers get high praise from contractors, developer of Park Avenue West
Collective bargaining

Gannett pushes an exotic proposal at KGW, KING-TV

Three unions — IATSE, IBEW, and SAG/AFTRA gear up for conflict
Collective bargaining

Swan Island shipyard workers reject contract offers

The unions also win an unfair labor practice charge at Vigor Shipyard
People

Labor attorney Susan Stoner retires after decades defending bus drivers

An important figure in Local 757, she also authored a series of historical mystery novels
Worker safety

Operating Engineers Local 701 member killed in crane accident

OSHA is investigating why a 35-foot beam detached and pierced the cab of his crane
Culture

A union office like something out of Portlandia

A Carpenters union office is the setting for a skit in Portlandia’s Health Care episode
Collective bargaining

New Hilton contract raises wages above $15

The contract will cover about 265 workers at the largest of Portland's four union hotels
Workers Rights

Portland airport shop workers want a union too

Workers at the Portland airport Kiehl’s, Rich’s News, Oregonian, and The Market want a union
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