February 2017 - nwLaborPress

ATU vs. TriMet case headed for Oregon Supreme Court

Feb 28, 2017

Can public sector unions and their employers allow the press and members of the public to observe union contract negotiations?

OPEIU pension seeks to cut retiree benefits

Feb 28, 2017

The proposed benefit cuts of 29 percent are supposed to save a pension plan that would otherwise run out of money in 2035.

At the Oregon Legislature: A Robust Labor Agenda

Feb 28, 2017

Labor muscle helped elect many of Oregon’s legislators. Now Oregon unions are mobilizing behind an agenda of fair taxes, good jobs, and expanded protections for workers rights. Here are some recent highlights.

Unions facing fierce attack in GOP-led state legislatures

Feb 28, 2017

Iowa strips public worker collective bargaining rights, but right-to-work fails in New Hampshire.

Vigor shipyard workers vote to extend contract to Sept. 1

Feb 28, 2017

The extension will give the sides more time to address problems with multi-employer pension plans.

Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee: Puzder withdraws; Acosta up next

Feb 28, 2017

After Puzder, Acosta comes as a relief to labor.

Laborers leader Dave Tischer clocks out

Feb 27, 2017

Tischer, 54, retired Jan. 1 after 19 years as a leader in Locals 320 and 737.

Boeing South Carolina votes to stay nonunion

Feb 16, 2017

South Carolina Boeing rejected the Machinists Union by a three-to-one margin

UNDER THE ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE: Investigating a low-bid nonunion contractor, a union finds problems aplenty

Feb 15, 2017

Under the Ross Island Bridge Feb. 8, a painter plummeted 40 feet and landed on his own son, putting both in the hospital.

Another state goes ‘right-to-work’ – Missouri

Feb 14, 2017

Missouri follows close on the heels of Kentucky, and a right-to-work bill in Congress would bar any requirement to pay union dues nationwide.