October 2021 - NW Labor Press

Workers Rights

Sheet Metal Local 16’s relationship with the newly unionized Vancouver firm has gone from bad to worse, with legal charges multiplying.

Collective bargaining

Units totaling over 34,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in Oregon and California have signaled they're ready to strike after 10 days notice.

Collective bargaining

The strike by 60,000 members of IATSE will begin on Oct. 18 if no deal with producers has been reached by then.

Analysis

In one survey by Oregon Nurses Association, 60% of nurses said they're considering leaving the profession.

Our Jobs

The Postmaster’s new 10-year plan will slow First Class and parcel deliveries, raise prices, close post offices, and outsource postal work.

Collective bargaining

Members of Service Employees Local 49 are fighting for wage increases, improved job safety, and to stop the hospital from outsourcing jobs.

Union Organizing

Workers at the nonprofit SE Portland daycare and preschool are now represented by ILWU Local 5, which also represents Growing Seeds.

Washington

Washington’s 2021 general election determines who leads city councils and school districts. Ballots are mailed Oct. 15 and are due Nov. 2.

Building our communities

The Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington held a scaled-down annual awards banquet after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Workers Rights

The NLRB is about to get tough on unionbusting. Its general counsel announced a policy that could stop employers from crushing union drives.

Collective bargaining

No contract? No Corn Flakes. About 1,400 Kellogg’s workers in Mich., Neb. Penn., and Tenn. struck Oct. 5 after months of mandatory overtime

National

#Striketober? Over 100,000 workers are on the verge of striking, and the mood is very resolute. They’re not kidding around.

Comment

Oregon labor was proud to show solidarity with the Thorns players at their Oct. 6 game, the first game back after the weekend’s pause.

Monthly Archives: October, 2021