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.
