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Monthly Archives: March, 2016

Workers Rights

Supreme Court tie means reprieve for unions

Union win in Friedrichs case depended on Justice Scalia’s death.
People

Steelworker honored for lifetime of service

Wayne Anderson once headed the Oregon Democratic Party.
Workers Rights

Latest TriMet provocation: ‘Paid union orientations are illegal’

Clever TriMet lawyers interpret a new public sector union neutrality law in an unforeseen way.
Trade

What’s next for TPP? A stealth vote?

To promote TPP, Nike sponsors a visit to Portland by U.S. ambassadors to Brunei and Malaysia.
Buying Union

Farmworker unions spread word about boycott of Driscoll’s

Unions in Washington and Baja Mexico make common cause
Oregon

Historic gains in 2016 Legislative session

Top issue was minimum wage, but Oregon lawmakers made progress on other fronts as well.
Labor History

Return of the Loyal Legion?

A SE Portland beer hall takes its name from an early 20th century union-busting group
Union Organizing

Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion

Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48
Our Jobs

BCTGM boycotts Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products

Consumers are asked to “Check the Label”
Our Jobs

Pension funds put union members to work in Lake Oswego

It’s a $103 million re-do of the Wizer Block, once home to unionized Wizer’s Oswego Foods.
Oregon

Oregon union members running for office

Eight Oregon Labor Candidate School grads are first-time candidates this year
Washington

Labor fights back against Freedom Foundation

Sorry, Freedom Foundation: Unionbusting isn't a legitimate tax-deductible purpose
Oregon

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Two state senate Dems with long ties to labor will leave office when their terms expire this year
Our Jobs

FERC denies application for Jordan Cove LNG facility

The project – to be built under a project labor agreement – was backed by the Building Trades.
Our Jobs

New submarine-hunting drone is union built in Oregon

The drone sub is made by members of Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 516 and IBEW Local 48.
Collective bargaining

KGW-TV on trial for labor violation

KGW wants an end to union jurisdiction, but won't show why it needs that
Union Organizing

Union drive begins at DirecTV

Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW
Oregon

RAISE THE WAGE STATEMENT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Raise the Wage Coalition Ends Ballot Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2016  Contact: Courtney Graham (503) 330-8422 [email protected]   Raise the Wage Coalition Ends Ballot Campaign Coalition will no longer collect signatures on Initiative Petitions 57, 58, or...
Oregon

15 NOW STATEMENT: For Immediate Release: $15 Campaign Ends Signature Gathering

For Immediate Release Monday, March 7, 2016 Contact: Jamie Partridge, Chief Petitioner 503-752-5112 Justin Norton-Kertson, Campaign Manager 503-724-3642 $15 Ballot Initiative Ends Signature Gathering: Statement by 15 Now It’s no secret that...
Labor History

The Labor Press — in 1916

This year we're reproducing the front pages of 1916 editions.
Oregon

Minimum wage statements

Oregon minimum wage ballot measures withdrawn The Feb. 29 announcement that Raise the Wage is suspending its ballot measure campaign is here. The March 7 announcement that...
Trade

Congresswoman Bonamici still undecided on TPP

Bonamici told the NW Oregon Labor Council Feb. 22 she’s still reviewing the 2,000-page document.
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