August 2019 - nwLaborPress

Troll on the Hill

Aug 16, 2019

At OHSU, a union volunteer uncovered management bargaining team members engaging in obscene social media trolling, leading to the resignation of OHSU’s director of human resources.

‘Seizing the memes of production’

Aug 16, 2019

A tidal wave of union organizing is sweeping online and print media.

Public employees file lawsuit to protect PERS retirement benefits

Aug 16, 2019

Plaintiffs say SB 1049 is a breach of contract, an illegal taking, and violates the Constitution.

USW members ratify new contract at Cascade Steel

Aug 16, 2019

Wages will rise 3.25% a year for the 280 steel workers at the McMinnville mill.

SW Washington Labor Council-backed candidates advance to general election

Aug 16, 2019

Voter turnout in the primary was low, with only 20.3% of registered voters casting ballots.

Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary

Aug 16, 2019

AFL-CIO blasts the choice — a former WalMart lawyer and son of union nemesis Antonin Scalia.

Building trades sounds alarm on DOL apprenticeship proposal

Aug 16, 2019

In June, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed to give private organizations free rein to create new watered-down standards and self-certify subpar apprenticeship programs.

Nabisco retirees condemn pension cuts

Aug 16, 2019

For members and retirees of Portland-based BCTGM Local 364, their union’s fight to save pensions at Mondelēz Nabisco is personal.

At the invitation of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioners, over 200 political, community, business, and labor leaders assembled at Pioneer Courthouse Square Aug. 14 to oppose violence at political demonstrations.