September 2017 - nwLaborPress

Bus drivers in Hood River win union

Sep 29, 2017

Columbia Area Transit drivers will be part of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757.

Oregon Ballet Theatre dancers unionize

Sep 28, 2017

OBT voluntarily recognizes a union after dancers and stage managers sign union cards.

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Welders at Precision Castparts vote to join Machinists union

Sep 26, 2017

A “micro-unit” wins at a company where four previous union campaigns failed.

OPEIU Local 8 strike at Welfare & Pension Inc. continues

Sep 13, 2017

After seven months without a contract, 95 workers who administer health and pension benefits for Pacific Northwest union members walked off the job Aug. 23.

2017 Oregon AFL-CIO convention report

Sep 13, 2017

Delegates endorsed Oregon governor Kate Brown for another term, heard about attacks on union rights in other states, and passed resolutions on race, immigration, and women’s issues.