August 2018 - nwLaborPress

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.