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Monthly Archives: April, 2015

Our Jobs

Uber unleashed

Portland sets up "separate but unequal" system for taxis to compete at a disadvantage with Uber
Our Jobs

What the heck is an Uber?

Whatever it is, it's not ridesharing: Uber is the #1 labor broker for a new era of unmarked taxis
Oregon

Electing labor’s own

Four rank-and-file union members are vying for public office in Oregon's May 2015 ballot
Oregon

MAY 2015: OREGON UNION VOTER GUIDE

In low-profile races, in a low-turnout election, union voters can really make a difference.
Collective bargaining

Unions protest anti-union moves by KGW

Parent company Gannett wants to end union jurisdiction.
People

‘Fighting Machinist’ Sam Beekman is in the battle of his life against ALS

Beekman, a Boeing machinist, will take part in the 3-mile Southwest Washington Walk to Defeat ALS
Trade

Wyden trying to pull a fast one on fast track

A fast track bill to pave the way for new NAFTAs passes two Congressional committee
Our Jobs

Cowlitz Tribe casino will be union built

The project has been held up in court by challenges from the City of Vancouver and Clark County
People

Wayne Morse Award goes to IBEW 48’s Joe Esmonde

The award, for integrity and passion, was presented by the Democratic Party of Oregon
Union Organizing

Baggage handlers at PDX vote to join Machinists Union

Workers at ABM Onsite Services West cite low wages, lack of training, and job safety
Collective bargaining

Union deal means fewer patients per nurse at Kaiser Sunnyside

RNs agreed to give up 10-hour shifts in return for the workload caps
Worker safety

The Demolition of Workers’ Compensation

All around the country, state legislatures are whittling away at workers’ comp systems
Worker safety

Washington workers’ comp: Fending off attacks on the system

Republican lawmakers and business interests have pushed to cut benefits to save on premiums
Worker safety

Oregon workers comp: Low premiums, high benefits. How do they do it?

Some of the savings are, literally, on the backs of workers.
Worker safety

On the hunt for cancer at Wah Chang

Thousands of workers may have been exposed to radiation
Workers Rights

Minimum wage campaign fills Oregon Capitol hearing rooms

Backers and opponents traded volley after volley at a hearing on raising Oregon’s minimum wage.
Workers Rights

Port of Portland passes new ‘social equity’ policy

New airline service contractors will have to hire 80% of their workers from the previous contractor
Trade

Avakian urges Congress to nix TPP trade deal

Panel at AFL-CIO-sponsored event says fast track trade deal is a power grab by large corporations
People

John Mohlis lands Compass Award from Port of Portland

John Mohlis, executive secretary of the Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council, received the Port of Portland’s 2014 Compass Award April 15 at...
Worker safety

Federal OSHA’s Silica Neverland

Six years after Obama took office, workers are still waiting for protection from deadly dust.
Collective bargaining

KGW unions to demonstrate in Pioneer Square April 25

In contract bargaining, Gannett is proposing to eliminate union jurisdiction.
Building our communities

Labor Bowl raises over $12,000 for MDA

The annual event raises money to help kids with muscular dystrophy.
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