October 2020 - nwLaborPress

He pledged to rewrite NAFTA, invest $1 trillion in infrastructure, and slash taxes for the rich. Now there’s a 4-year record to judge him by.

Two local ballot measures could make the difference between jobs and joblessness for thousands of workers.

The GOP, particularly at the national level, has become explicitly anti-union. Meanwhile, Democrats are returning to more pro-union stances.

The retired leader of the Oregon State Building Trades Council will oversee Oregon’s not-for-profit workers compensation insurance company.

Multnomah County Library workers are mourning last month’s cut of 128 positions as a major blow to one of the nation’s top library systems.

The economy is just a set of rules that can be rewritten. That starts with who we elect. For working people, elections make a difference.

The four-year, $324.5 million project both set and met goals for the participation of women and minority workers and contractors.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 member Chris West competes in stock car races nearly every weekend throughout the summer.

Rutledge led Woodworkers Local Lodge W12 in Klamath Falls, and was one of the longest serving members of the Oregon AFL-CIO Executive Board.

He was directing business rep for the Machinists Woodworkers regional council and president of the Southwestern Oregon Central Labor Council.