September 2022 - nwLaborPress

First ever union win at New Seasons

Sep 15, 2022

Third time’s a charm for union supporters at the Seven Corners store; their independent union just won a representation vote four-to-one.

Strikes hit Weyerhaeuser all over the Northwest

Sep 14, 2022

Machinists District Lodge W24 members overwhelmingly rejected what Weyerhaeuser called its “final” contract offer, and authorized a strike.

The future is electric

Sep 14, 2022

With flood of federal investments on the way, union electricians are looking to electric vehicle infrastructure as a massive growth industry.

Poll shows union approval now at a 57-year high

Sep 14, 2022

In this year’s Gallup poll, 71% of respondents said they approve of labor unions, and 40% felt union membership was “extremely important.”

Baseball players union joins AFL-CIO … and launches campaign to unionize minor leaguers

Sep 14, 2022

MLBPA’s affiliation comes as the national AFL-CIO is paying increased attention to sports unions, and recently created a Sports Council.

Best state in the nation for workers? Oregon

Sep 14, 2022

Washington is a close third, according to a recent report released by the global antipoverty nonprofit Oxfam.

Union Joe

Sep 14, 2022

In his latest vocal support for unions, Joe Biden spent Labor Day talking up the labor movement at appearances in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

New federal web site is unashamedly prounion

Sep 14, 2022

The Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center bills itself as a one-stop shop for information on unions and collective bargaining.

Metro pushes to privatize Convention Center AV department

Sep 14, 2022

The Metro regional government wants to contract out audio/visual jobs at the Oregon Convention Center – jobs that are currently held by union workers.

Portland steel foundry to close

Sep 14, 2022

Columbia Steel Casting Co. is permanently closing this fall after 121 years of operation, leaving 225 workers without jobs.