Teacher strike wave hits Washington Aug 29, 2018 For 60,000 Southwest Washington students, the first lesson of the school year is about union power.
2018 LABOR DAY PICNICS Aug 22, 2018 On Labor Day, union members celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events for Oregon and Southwest Washington.
How to restore the power of unions Aug 22, 2018 Unions have been under decades of attack, but several labor thinkers have put forward ideas to spark the comeback that working people need.
Bargaining under way for 18,000 Oregon grocery workers Aug 22, 2018 UFCW Local 555’s “Unity Negotiations” will set the terms for workers at Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons and more.
North coast bus drivers unionize Aug 22, 2018 A group of 20 underpaid drivers and mechanics in Astoria and Warrenton Oregon have joined ATU Local 757.
OPEIU members are voting on whether to cut their own pension – to halt insolvency Aug 22, 2018 Without a cut of up to 30 percent of benefits, the pension fund is headed for collapse in 18 years.
Missouri: Roadmap to victory Aug 22, 2018 The hustle by unions on the ground in Missouri was remarkable.
Missouri voters trounce ‘right-to-work’ Aug 21, 2018 The anti-union law went down by more than 2-1. Oregon unionists, acting in solidarity, were there to lend a hand.
Special ed bus drivers ratify long-delayed contract with Portland Public Schools Aug 21, 2018 The new agreement raises starting pay to $18.50 an hour — up from $16.25 currently.
Sinclair bid to buy Tribune collapses after ‘sham’ filing with the FCC Aug 21, 2018 Unions opposed the merger because of the jobs that would be lost and because of Sinclair’s infamous record of replacing local news with national content.
