August 2022 - nwLaborPress

105 years ago, well before any law recognized union rights, a paper mill strike spread like a match to paper across Oregon and Washington.

Eight months after Portland home goods maker Schoolhouse was sold to a new owner, its workers are ready for a union.

Incidents of disruptive airline passengers and abusive mass transit users have increased sharply in the past few years.

It’s the end of the line for railway union negotiations covering all 12 freight rail labor unions and 115,000 workers.

Harleys – including those owned by Machinists members – hit the road for a fundraiser to train seeing-eye dogs.

When it comes to openness about how much money they make, Gen Z is all about pay transparency. The Baby Boom generation, not so much.

Starbucks must reinstate seven workers the company fired in Tennessee after a federal judge found the terminations were illegal retaliation.

Members and officers of Teamsters Local 324 gathered Aug. 20 to dedicate their new union hall, named in honor of a longtime leader.

Clean energy projects taking advantage of tax credits will have to pay prevailing wage and employ apprentices.

Union Organizing

Forklift operators at a wood products distribution center voted 11-5 to affiliate with Machinists District Lodge W24.