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Month: September 2022

Jobs

Portland uniform maker will lay off union workers

Sep 14, 2022

Dennis Uniform is moving some of its operations to Texas, leaving 71 Oregon workers – including UFCW Local 555 members – without a job.

Worker safety

Unions protect workers. OSHA protects … contractors?

Sep 14, 2022

What is a life worth? According to Oregon OSHA, it seems, $5,400. That’s how much it recently fined a company after a worker was killed on the job.

Union Organizing

Portland workers form first Verizon Express union

Sep 14, 2022

By a vote of 4-1, workers at two Portland retail stores for telecom giant Verizon have unionized with the Communications Workers of America.

Worker safety

Union member killed in Bend grocery shooting

Sep 14, 2022

UFCW Local 555 president Dan Clay says retail workers shouldn’t have to fear gun violence but it’s becoming increasingly common.

Oregon

Recall removes unionist from Eugene City Council

Sep 14, 2022

Longtime union activist Claire Syrett, who was serving her third term on the Eugene City Council, lost a Sept. 6 special recall election.

Portland

Study finds Portland Fire Bureau is understaffed

Sep 14, 2022

If Portland wants 4-minute response times, it will need more fire bureau staff, according to a recent report.

Union Organizing

Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene stay nonunion

Sep 14, 2022

After a heavy anti-union campaign from management, Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene voted against unionizing.

Collective Bargaining

Multnomah County may be near deal on contract

Sep 14, 2022

AFSCME Local 88 and Multnomah County are closer to agreement on a new three-year contract covering more than 3,000 county employees. 

Collective Bargaining

Potential strike draws closer at OHSU

Sep 14, 2022

More than 7,000 AFSCME-represented workers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) could strike as soon as Oct. 7.

Collective Bargaining

Washington school strike

Sep 14, 2022

Students in several Washington school districts are beginning the school year with a lesson in union organizing. 

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