Monthly Archives: November, 2015

Tackett, Petroff re-elected to top posts at Northwest Oregon Labor Council

All candidates ran unopposed and will serve four-year terms.

NLRB says Instafab broke the law when it fired strikers

Instafab also threatened to fire other employees for talking with strikers.

Obama releases text of his Pacific trade deal

The veil is off the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it’s not pretty.

Portland City Council: No new fossil fuel infrastructure

Commissioners vote to oppose any future oil, coal, or natural gas terminals in Portland.

How to buy union this holiday season

Is union-made the ultimate hard-to-find gift? Maybe, but we've come up with a few ideas.

Our workers’ movement must evolve

Oregon Strong Voice is one example of labor evolving to fit the times.

Apprenticeship gets some long-overdue recognition

Sheet Metal Workers and Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. recognize ‘Women in Apprenticeship Day’

Union coalition gets ready for Round Two

Fair Shot will push a minimum wage and tougher laws on wage theft and racial profiling in 2016.

Labor highlights from the November 3 general election

For workers, this year’s low-turnout Nov. 3 election was a mix of successes and setbacks.

Westmoreland Union Manor undergoes major renovation

The $45 million facelift is putting several hundred union members to work.

Poet, songwriter, labor activist Joe Hill had connections to Portland

Don't mourn, organize: Local activists will commemorate the 100th anniversary of his execution

Painters Union comes to the rescue of defrauded homeowner

Union apprentices finish the job after a rogue non-union painting contractor left with the money.

Robert G. Crumpton, 1935-2015

A longtime leader of OEA, he helped pass Oregon's public employee collective bargaining law.

William Martin Fast, 1918-2015

The MEBA rep was a Port commissioner and Oregon labor chair for Nixon’s 1968 presidential run.

Bipartisan push to kill Obamacare ‘Cadillac tax’

What do Hillary, Bernie and Paul Ryan have in common? They want to dump the looming Cadillac tax

Oregon AFL-CIO resolves to ‘Fight for a Change’

Black Lives Matter, votes have consequences, and corporate taxes and the minimum wage must rise

Don’t let sleep deprivation take a toll on your health

Union members won the eight-hour day. Now it may be time to fight for the eight-hour night.

At Local 290, retirees get strong union support to stay healthy

The Plumbers and Steamfitters retirees get a $575 incentive payment to attend wellness classes.

At Longview paper mill, strike is over, but dispute continues

Union’s vice president says he wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lockout by the end of the year.

Portland airport retailer fires union activists

World Duty Free declined to voluntarily recognize UNITE HERE

HONORED

The convention is a chance to honor individuals and organizations who gave bigtime to the cause.