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Monthly Archives: August, 2021

Collective bargaining

Nabisco workers strike around the nation

It’s been a long time coming. Provoked by round after round of demands by Nabisco for concessions, the union BCTGM reached a breaking point.
In Memoriam

Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, dies at 72

Trumka was the fifth person to serve as president since the AFL-CIO was formed in 1955, and was the first AFL-CIO president to die in office.
Clark County

Labor-endorsed candidates advance in Southwest Washington primary

All six candidates endorsed by the SW Washington CLC will go on to the November general election, and five were the top vote-getters. 
Training the Next Generation

UA Local 290’s training facility welcomes Labor Secretary Walsh

On Aug. 10, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh (center in suit) visited the Springfield training center of United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290. To his right are Congressman Peter DeFazio and Local 290 business manager Lou Christian.
Health Care

Unions call for Medicare to lower drug prices

Supporters of Medicare expansion rally outside Congressman Kurt Schrader's office in September 2019.
Comment

OPINION: Millions of Americans are employed because of natural gas

Renewable gas projects are predicted to create 7.3 million jobs by 2050. These are family-wage jobs that come with healthcare and pensions.
Comment

Rich would want us to not miss a beat

Rich Trumka believed in the potential of strong local and state labor movements, and invested and supported state federations like ours.
Collective bargaining

Kaiser Permanente unions shocked by two-tier wage proposal

Is Kaiser’s reputation as a model union employer about to end? In bargaining, it's now proposing to pay new hires dramatically lower wages. 
Collective bargaining

Strike ends at Topeka, Kansas Frito-Lay plant 

Workers struck for wage increases and an end to forced overtime, but got only very modest improvements in the modified employer offer.
Building our communities

Fill the Boot is back

In Vancouver, Fire Fighters Local 452 will raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Sept. 9 and 10.
Collective bargaining

SEIU Local 49 ratifies new master janitorial agreement

Members of the union bargaining team that negotiated the master janitorial agreement. (Photo courtesy SEIU Local 49)
Collective bargaining

Painters Local 10 wins wage increases of up to $4.50

The first contract to be negotiated since members regained the right to strike contains the biggest raises in a generation.
Collective bargaining

As strike neared, Legacy Health Systems settled with SEIU Local 49

Help with advancement: Under their new contract, SEIU Local 49 members at Legacy Good Samaritan, above, have access to joint union-employer funds to pay tuition for classes that can help them get ahead.
Analysis

As the nation reeled, CEO pay rose 

CEO pay increased an incredible $712,720 last year on average among S&P 500 companies, according to the latest annual report by the AFL-CIO.
Workers Rights

Case dismissed: Scabby the rat beats the rap

Scabby is 12' tall and has red eyes, fangs, and claws. It may be scary looking, but the beloved inflatable is not an outlaw, the NLRB says.
National

U.S. Senate confirms three union attorneys to NLRB

The Senate confirmation votes, mostly along party lines, will give the NLRB a worker-friendly majority once again.
In Memoriam

Michael D. Smith, 1953-2021

A business representative of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16, he was involved in the lengthy CleanPak strike that began in 1998.
Building our communities

IBEW Local 48 hosts ‘drive thru’ picnic for 6,700 members

Members pre-registered and were assigned time slots and the picnic was held in shifts over two Sundays in July.
Jobs

As USPS turns 246, unions vow to keep it going

The first postmaster general, Ben Franklin (played by Letter Carriers Branch 82 retiree Dave Medford), enjoys a bite of birthday cake at the East Portland Post Office July 26 where union and community members celebrated the 246th birthday of the U.S. Postal Service.

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