June 2022 - Page 3 of 3 - NW Labor Press

Union democracy

Thomas Mosher succeeds Bob Tackett, who retired, as executive secretary-treasurer of the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.

People

Oregon Nurses Association has hired Anne Tan Piazza as executive director following an eight-month nationwide search.

Union democracy

The Oregon AFSCME Executive Board has named one of its members, Fred Yungbluth, Jr. as president until the union’s April 2023 convention.

Collective bargaining

Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon City and Milwaukie are voting through June 2 on whether to authorize a strike.

Building our communities

A local AFSCME affiliate and its Oregon statewide council are contributing $10,000 to support the independent Amazon Labor Union.

Workers Rights

Jessica Looman, former head of the Minnesota building trades union council, now leads the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.

Union Organizing

Union campaigns have developed independently at two Portland-area New Seasons stores, where workers want better wages and working conditions.

Oregon

Oregon labor notched mostly wins in the 2022 primary election, particularly in the races that were the highest priority.

Comment

We can’t ask working people to pay more at the pump while billionaires are blasting off on private joy rides to outer space.

Building our communities

Labor’s Community Service Agency, a nonprofit connected to United Way and local labor groups, is helping union members get back into housing.

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