January 2018 - nwLaborPress

IBEW’S DONNA HAMMOND: A lifetime of beating back barriers of race and gender

Jan 30, 2018

A dose of sass — and a sense of when to pick her battles — helped overcome many obstacles in an overwhelmingly white male construction workplace.

A union-backed challenge to Oregon’s Greg Walden

Jan 30, 2018

Two years ago, almost no one wanted to run against the powerful Republican Congressman. This year, half a dozen Democrats are competing for the nomination. UFCW is getting behind a former union maritime worker.

Meet the “anti-union” organizers

Jan 30, 2018

Freedom Foundation is showing up at workplaces and knocking on doors in Washington and Oregon to try to talk workers out of paying union dues.

AFSCME Local 88 makes endorsements in Multnomah County races

Jan 29, 2018

Two first-time candidates got the local’s endorsement: Susheela Jayapal for Multnomah County District 2 and Jennifer McGuirk for Multnomah County Auditor.

Norman Malbin’s work lives on

Jan 29, 2018

Malbin died in October at the age of 68, but the labor law conference he began 22 years ago continues under the leadership of labor lawyer John Bishop and his law partner Noah Barish.

Metal trades council elects new officers

Jan 29, 2018

Jason Joeckel of Laborers Local 737 is the new secretary-treasurer of the Metal Trades Council, which represents workers at the Portland Shipyards.

Northwest Oregon Labor Council backs Loretta Smith, Lynne Peterson, and incumbents in local races

Jan 27, 2018

NOLC, which covers Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Columbia counties, will vote on other local endorsements at its Feb. 26 meeting.

Union members at Franz Bakery support MLK day of service.

Jan 25, 2018

Staffed by union volunteers, a Franz Bakery truck served free grilled cheese sandwiches at O’Bryant Square in downtown Portland.

ATU Local 757 blasts TriMet’s pick for general manager

Jan 24, 2018

Union leaders hoped the board would hire a change agent from outside to take the transit agency in a different direction.

Union membership rates held steady in 2017

Jan 24, 2018

10.7 percent of American workers are union members.