Monthly Archives: August, 2017

THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS

Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.

Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland

The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.

Labor highlights from the 2017 Oregon Legislature

Lawmakers passed landmark labor laws, but dropped the ball on tax fairness and housing.

U.S. House votes down effort to weaken federal prevailing wage

SW Washington’s Jamie Herrera Beutler votes to cut Davis-Bacon.

Nonunion concrete contractor gets prison sentence in wage fraud case

Caught violating prevailing wage, he lied to investigators about repaying the money — and offered money to employees to lie and say he'd paid them.

Portland delivers message on USPS’ 242nd birthday

Job cuts are causing longer lines and delay of mail delivery.