May 2015 - Page 2 of 2 - nwLaborPress

Ordinance would give the formerly incarcerated a better chance at finding work after release.

To date, the company has not hired any of the laid-off workers to new positions.

Negotiations on a first union contract have been under way since February.

Local 11 represents workers at Northwest Natural, Clark County, and the City of Vancouver.

Consultant just “assumed” contractor would pay the same wages as the district.

Under state law, the school board can’t change union rules, so the action was symbolic.

It’s time to call a halt after two decades of jobs being America’s largest export.

In Portland, Obama collects cash from the 1%, and touts a trade deal written by the Fortune 500.

The union win resolves a decade-long fight for better conditions at Portland Parks & Rec

A contract is a contract, the court says in a unanimous decision.