Providence Milwaukie signs first union contract May 19, 2021 Providence Health System fought against the union of housekeepers and CNAs at every stage in their three-year campaign to win improvements.
Biden’s new trade enforcers May 19, 2021 The Biden Administration continues to name union figures to top government positions. The latest two appointments will oversee trade policy.
Union-busting bakery pays $580k to settle overtime case May 19, 2021 Workers sometimes win when they raise the union banner, even when they lose the union.
Death on the Job: The toll of neglect May 19, 2021 For 30 years the national AFL-CIO has been reporting on workplace safety and fatalities on the job. Progress has stalled.
Longview news reporters go union May 19, 2021 Newsroom staff at The Daily News in Longview, Washington voted 6-0 to unionize with the NewsGuild in mail ballots counted May 14.
Journeyman card counts toward college credit May 18, 2021 Mount Hood Community College has agreements with over a dozen union apprenticeship programs to award equivalent college credits.
Medical interpreters unite May 18, 2021 Oregon AFSCME will work to win better pay and standards for about 500 medical interpreters—those who translate for Medicaid patients.
Oregon honors first Education Support Professional of the Year, Paula Steinweg May 18, 2021 The new award, for school support workers, is the result of an OSEA-backed bill passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019.
SW Washington Labor Council hands out 650 boxes of food in 45 minutes May 18, 2021 The council has been operating a food bank since just before Christmas for 152 union members who were laid off because of COVID-19.
IBEW 89 warns labor strife may be coming with purchaser of Frontier May 18, 2021 It took 10 weeks to get bargaining dates with Ziply Fiber, and then the company was a no-show at the first scheduled bargaining session.
