April 2021 - NW Labor Press

Worker safety

Workers Memorial Day, April 28, is a day to honor workers who have died on the job, and recommit to fight for a safe work environment.

National

President Biden is asking Congress for $2 trillion in federal investment in infrastructure, research, training and home care over a decade.

Union Organizing

Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.

Union Organizing

At the Bessemer "fulfillment center" workers rejected the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union 738 to 1,798.

Washington

Bills to give farm workers the right to overtime pay and create a COVID-19 workers’ comp presumption look likely to pass.

Oregon

Union-backed bills to give sick leave to construction workers and set the prevailing wage at the union rate have passed at least one chamber.

Union Organizing

A group of about 60 workers at a Hillsboro mental health and substance abuse crisis center is ready to join Oregon AFSCME.

Oregon

Oregon’s May 2021 special election is about who will lead our schools. Ballots will be mailed April 28 and are due back May 18.

Training the Next Generation

Crestline, a heavy civil general contractor headquartered in The Dalles, doesn’t have a state-approved apprenticeship program.

Worker safety

For over 15 years, Michael Wood has been at the helm of Oregon OSHA. The Labor Press caught up with him by Zoom April 8.

Jobs

An April 1 union vote could get members of IATSE Local 28 back to work at Portland Trail Blazers and Portland Winterhawks home games.

Collective bargaining

As contract arbitration neared, TriMet management dropped its proposal to eliminate its apprenticeship program for bus mechanics.

Collective bargaining

Even with the agreement ratified and signed, the hospital's management can’t resist taking potshots at the union.

Comment

This year, on April 28, Oregon’s unions will observe Workers Memorial Day amidst a grim backdrop the likes unseen in our lifetime.

Culture

A new Twitter account dedicated to sharing union logos has quickly developed a fan base in the union Twitter world.

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