November 2021 - nwLaborPress

The new law spends $1.2 trillion over five years to upgrade bridges, highways, rail, transit, ports, airports, water systems, and more.

The massive strike was averted when management dropped its anti-union two tier demand and agreed to raise wages 10% over the next four years.

Roughly 100 workers at 5 Portland-area Burgerville locations are about to be the first fast food workers in America to have a union contract.

Josyln Baker ran unopposed after incumbent Percy Winters Jr. opted not to seek a third term. AFSCME Local 88 represents 3,400 workers.

Unable to meet for 18 months because of coronavirus restrictions, the group began meeting again this month.

LCSA reports many union families are still struggling due to the impact of the pandemic and are in need of assistance.

The chapter won’t hold its annual Holiday Party at the Elsinore Theatre again this year. Instead, it’s supporting four regional projects.

Unions and community groups want to know if a landmark agreement on the massive Broadway Corridor redevelopment project still stands.

Kristof is seeking the Democratic nomination in the May 2022 primary, and the endorsement by 29,000-member UFCW is his most important so far.

Local union apprenticeship programs have had much more success than non-union getting Black, Hispanic, and women workers into construction.