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Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Green Jobs

If Labor and Greens join forces

What role will organized labor play in the transition to a zero-carbon economy?
Collective bargaining

Faith group investigates conditions among Nabisco workers in Mexico

A staffing agency buses in Nabisco's Monterrey workforce, who work 12 hour shifts for under $2 an hour.
Collective bargaining

DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland

Bargaining for over 1,000 employees has been going on since Jan. 5 without success.
Politics

NW Oregon Labor Council endorses PCC bond renewal

The $185 million measure would not increase the tax rate, because it is a renewal of an expiring bond.
Culture

University of Oregon LERC celebrates 40 years of support for labor

The $1 million a year university extension program helps unions with training and research.
Workers Rights

Trump cabinet nominee Andy Puzder headlines Portland fundraiser for union-busting group

Freedom Foundation is attacking Laborers Local 483 and others.
Green Jobs

Jeff Merkley at the Blue Green Summit

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke Sept. 15 to labor and environmental leaders assembled for a national Clean and Fair Economy Summit in Olympia, Washington. Here's what he said.
National

Supreme Court to hear case challenging union dues

Janus vs. AFSCME could be a severe blow to public sector unions and the labor movement as a whole.
Building our communities

Labor Roundtable pays tribute to allies in SW Washington

A record 274 attended the 33rd annual Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington awards banquet.
In Memoriam

Gary D. Kirkland, 1947-2017

As head of OPEIU Local 11, he negotiated contracts for workers at Northwest Natural.
Collective bargaining

WPAS strike ends, but strikers fired

WPAS, which does business with union health and pension trusts, fired 10 members of Seattle-based OPEIU Local 8.
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