Labor’s Community Service Agency hires new staffer, launches spring fundraiser May 12, 2021 Labor’s Community Service Agency, serving union families statewide, has launched a COVID Safety-Net Spring Fundraiser through May 31.
OIT faculty win first contract after eight days on strike May 5, 2021 Faculty at the Oregon Institute of Technology were the last at any Oregon public university to unionize … and the first to strike.
Union vote set for Oregon legislative aides May 4, 2021 Ballots will be counted May 28 to determine if a group of 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers want a union.
Powell’s workers press for recall May 4, 2021 The Powell’s Books union contract offers laid off workers recall rights when jobs reappear, but the CEO says those recall rights have expired.
Just weeks after IPS listed as ‘unfair,’ workers have a deal May 4, 2021 IPS repairs electric motors and generators. Pay under the Metal Trades Council contracts runs from $22 to $33 an hour.
Union accuses Kaiser of understaffing May 4, 2021 OFNHP says understaffing is leading to high turnover at in Sunnyside’s Emergency Department—40 nurses (57%) have left in the last year.
White House task force will promote union organizing May 4, 2021 Officially federal labor law is supposed to encourage collective bargaining, but Biden says the government “has not used its full authority.”
The Stand: boosting labor and labor’s story May 4, 2021 Washington state’s best (and only) news outlet dedicated to unions and working people, The Stand just turned 10.
Under new union contract, Avamere nursing homes will pay the highest wages in the industry May 4, 2021 The agreement also commits Avamere to union neutrality, which would speed unionization at more nursing homes and assisted living centers.
Governor Brown nominates unionists May 3, 2021 Several union figures were among the 76 individuals recently appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to state board and commissions.
