May 2018 - nwLaborPress

Unions denounce move by Congress to privatize Veterans Administration

May 30, 2018

Just before Memorial Day, Congress passed a law that could lead to closure of veterans hospitals and send more veterans to private doctors for care.

What did New Seasons pay union busters? We’ll have to wait another year to find out

May 29, 2018

One worker wanted to know why fees New Seasons paid to a union avoidance consultant hadn’t been disclosed, as required by federal law. So he called the union-buster.

Women in Trades Career Fair

May 29, 2018

More than a thousand people attended the Oregon Tradeswomen’s Career Fair held May 19.

ILWU to hold 2018 convention in Portland June 4-8

May 29, 2018

The 35,000-member union represents dock and warehouse workers in Hawaii and the West Coast.

Local 16’s SMART Army helps clean up Vietnam Memorial

May 29, 2018

Fourteen members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 spent a morning weeding, bark dusting, and doing general cleanup on the grounds.

WSLC backs Carolyn Long in race against Herrera Beutler

May 29, 2018

Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, made early election endorsements in the state’s “top-two” Aug. 7 primary.

Building Trades’ conservation project helps Boy Scouts

May 29, 2018

Volunteers from Roofers Local 49 and Laborers Local 737 teamed with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to construct a shooting sports complex.

Ironworker Robert Camarillo will head Oregon Building Trades

May 29, 2018

The council coordinates the state-level political efforts of 21 affiliated building trades unions.

Nurses host Mother’s Day event for moms dealing with domestic violence

May 28, 2018

The project was a joint venture with United Nurses Association of California in honor of National Nurses Week.

Portland City Council approves resolution on the rights of Uber drivers

May 24, 2018

A city bureau has six months to come up with a proposal for a City oversight body focused on wages, dispute resolution, and other issues.