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Month: March 2021

Workers Rights

Precision Castparts must recognize Machinists Union

Mar 31, 2021

Precision—a key Boeing supplier—has lost its marathon effort to avoid recognizing the choice of a group of welders to unionize.

National

A Laborer atop the Department of Labor

Mar 31, 2021

Marty Walsh, sworn in as labor secretary March 23, is the former head of Laborers Local 223 and the Boston Building Trades Council.

Union Organizing

Wave of unionization sweeps through Washington newspapers

Mar 31, 2021

Five Washington newspapers have unionized recently, the latest in a nationwide surge among print and online journalists under way since 2015.

Collective Bargaining

‘Ellensburg 6’ make a stand

Mar 31, 2021

The IBEW Local 77 linemen, public employees, took their cause to the public, and found overwhelming public support.

Workers Rights

Government report says NLRB is understaffed

Mar 31, 2021

According to a March 29 report, the drop has been dramatic. Since 2010 the NLRB has lost 452 employees, or 26%.

Jobs

Postal unions alarmed by parts of postmaster general’s plan

Mar 31, 2021

Postmaster General DeJoy’s 10-year plan to save USPS would slow first class mail delivery, reduce post office hours, and raise prices.

People

New workforce liaison at Oregon AFL-CIO

Mar 31, 2021

Josh Hall was president of United Steelworkers Local 7150. Now he’ll help dislocated union workers get unemployment and other benefits.

People

Leadership change at Portland Jobs with Justice

Mar 31, 2021

Will Layng is leaving as executive director to return to SEIU, where he formerly worked as organizing director at Local 49.

Oregon

Unionist seeking House seat falls short

Mar 31, 2021

Multnomah County Commission appointed Andrea Valderrama as state rep for HD 47, passing over former union president Adrienne Enghouse.

Buy Union

Labor Council calls Integrated Power Services ‘unfair’

Mar 31, 2021

The union says electric motor repair shop IPS didn’t bargain in good faith, and its Portland workers have voted to authorize a strike.

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