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Monthly Archives: May, 2022

Collective bargaining

In bargaining, Multnomah county workers prioritize workplace safety

AFSCME Local 88 is focused on worker safety, wages and equity in its first full contract negotiation with Multnomah County in five years.
Our Jobs

TriMet starting pay jumps 48% in a year

Amid a severe bus driver shortage, starting pay jumped from $17 to $25.24. Plus a $7,500 sign-on bonus. These are union jobs with benefits.
Collective bargaining

Providence St. Vincent nurses are ready to strike

After more than six months of unsuccessful bargaining, about 1,600 ONA-represented nurses could walk off the job with 10 days notice.
Our Jobs

Biden in Portland: ‘Union workers are the best’

During a brief visit to Portland, President Joe Biden said union workers and apprenticeships will be vital in rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Our Jobs

Metro jurisdictions ratify high-road commitments

The Regional Workforce Equity Agreement, which was led by local building trades union reps, will lead to dozens of project labor agreements.
Training the Next Generation

Apprentice competitions return

In their first competition in two years, UA Local 290 apprentices showed demonstrated their fitting, plumbing, welding and HVAC skills.
Politics

One-time union steward runs for governor

John Sweeney, 82, is a former union officer with Laborers Local 483 and is running for Oregon governor in the Democratic primary.
Collective bargaining

New contract raises Insulator wages $10

Wages are set to rise up to $10 an hour in two Insulators Local 36 master agreements covering about 255 members.
Union Organizing

Workers at tiny house villages want a union for safety

So-called “safe rest villages” in Portland are highly unsafe for staffers, leading workers to seek union representation with AFSCME.
Union Organizing

Workers at five Oregon Starbucks are now union

Workers at four Starbucks stores in Eugene voted to unionize on April 28, joining Oregon's first union Starbucks that voted two weeks prior.
Union Organizing

Cannabis growers strike for recognition

Boycott: UFCW Local 555 says don’t buy Cannabis Nation products until the company recognizes union representation for workers.
Collective bargaining

AFSCME 189 files charges after City Auditor orders workers to return to office

AFSCME says Portland city management bargained in bad faith and implemented its re-entry plan without union agreement.
Workers Rights

High school students investigate union busting at Starbucks

For a class assignment, three Portland high school students formed a “workers’ rights board” and explored anti-union activity at Starbucks.
Union democracy

Three nominees vie to lead Labor Council

Fiona Yau-Luu, Eva Rippeteau and Thomas Spisak-Mosher are running to be the next secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
Collective bargaining

Shipyard workers approve contract by 70%

Wages rise $3.95 an hour under the new agreement, which covers nearly 1,000 metal trades workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.
People

Bob Tackett heads home

Bob Tackett will return to Arkansas after decades of Oregon union involvement, most recently with the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
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