Workers Rights Supreme Court tie means reprieve for unions Mar 30, 2016 Union win in Friedrichs case depended on Justice Scalia’s death.
People Steelworker honored for lifetime of service Mar 28, 2016 Wayne Anderson once headed the Oregon Democratic Party.
Workers Rights Latest TriMet provocation: ‘Paid union orientations are illegal’ Mar 24, 2016 Clever TriMet lawyers interpret a new public sector union neutrality law in an unforeseen way.
Trade What’s next for TPP? A stealth vote? Mar 23, 2016 To promote TPP, Nike sponsors a visit to Portland by U.S. ambassadors to Brunei and Malaysia.
Buy Union Farmworker unions spread word about boycott of Driscoll’s Mar 22, 2016 Unions in Washington and Baja Mexico make common cause
Oregon Historic gains in 2016 Legislative session Mar 16, 2016 Top issue was minimum wage, but Oregon lawmakers made progress on other fronts as well.
Labor History Return of the Loyal Legion? Mar 16, 2016 A SE Portland beer hall takes its name from an early 20th century union-busting group
Union Organizing Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion Mar 15, 2016 Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48
Jobs BCTGM boycotts Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products Mar 15, 2016 Consumers are asked to “Check the Label”
Jobs Pension funds put union members to work in Lake Oswego Mar 15, 2016 It’s a $103 million re-do of the Wizer Block, once home to unionized Wizer’s Oswego Foods.