May 2019 - nwLaborPress

Father Robert Krueger, 1929-2019

May 23, 2019

Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.

Union Democracy

Portland 911 operators leave AFSCME, join Portland police union

May 23, 2019

The vote was 67 to 7 in a May 21 election overseen by the Oregon Employment Relations Board.

Oregon teachers walk out for better school funding … and get it

May 21, 2019

Within a week of the walkout, lawmakers passed a bill to raise $1 billion a year for school funding through a tax on Oregon businesses with more than $1 million a year in sales.

PERS once again under attack

May 21, 2019

Top Democrats propose to cut public employee compensation and divert those resources to fund employer obligations to the pension system, but a coalition of public employee unions plans to fight the cuts in the Capitol and in the courts if need be.

Laborers Local 483 fights to stop cuts to Portland Parks and Rec

May 21, 2019

Portland City Council will vote tomorrow on whether to close community recreation centers and lay off about 50 front line staff like lifeguards and swimming instructors.

Democrats: Which side are you on?

May 21, 2019

Forty Senate Democrats and 130 House Democrats are committing to a dramatic re-write of America’s broken labor law.

Machinists District Lodge W24 rep Britt Cornman retires after decades in the labor movement

May 21, 2019

In a career that spanned mines, mills, railroad carrier, oil fields, and an assembly line, his support for the union once nearly got him killed.

AFT-Oregon elects new leadership

May 21, 2019

Jaime Rodriguez succeeds David Rives as statewide union president.

How inclusive movements build power

May 21, 2019

We build power for our worker’s movement when we recognize and embrace our diversity.

Nurses at Portland’s only psychiatric emergency facility say they want a union

May 21, 2019

Since it opened in 2017, Unity Center has faced multiple investigations over violations of safety rules.