August 2019 - Page 2 of 3

Thank you for a great 14 years!

Aug 16, 2019

The only means to counter a corporate capitalist agenda is a strong union movement, says Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain in his final Labor Press column.

Union racer represents Local 701 training center on the speedway

Aug 12, 2019

Every Saturday from April to September, Operating Engineers Local 701 member Cory Garrison races his red 1970 Monte Carlo at Sunset Speedway.

Merkley bill: Green jobs should be union jobs

Aug 6, 2019

A bill in the U.S. Senate would incentivize private renewable energy projects to sign union-brokered project labor agreements and follow the federal government’s Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements for construction.

Operating Engineers business manager James Anderson wins second term

Aug 5, 2019

In officer elections scheduled for July, all incumbent Local 701 officers ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation.

On the Job with IUEC Local 23

Aug 1, 2019

A combination electrician, iron worker and finish carpenter, elevator constructors are highly-paid specialists among building trades workers.

2019 Labor Day picnic schedule

Aug 1, 2019

Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.

C-TRAN named North American mid-sized ’Transit System of the Year’

Aug 1, 2019

The honor was conferred by the American Public Transportation Association.

Backers of Major League Baseball sign ‘harmony agreement’ with labor

Aug 1, 2019

Once a baseball team is secured, a stadium built, and workers hired, unions in the harmony agreement will have access to workers within their jurisdictions, and can organize them via card-check.

Oregon governor and legislators who voted to cut PERS won’t be on stage at Labor Day picnic

Aug 1, 2019

When they were campaigning, the governor and many of the legislators promised not to cut PERS benefits.

U.S. House passes Butch Lewis Act

Aug 1, 2019

The bill would give federal loans to union multi-employer pension plans to prevent their collapse.