December 2022 - Page 2 of 3

A handful of unions say prohibiting natural gas in new construction is bad for workers, for energy diversity and for cost.

In the month since the City of Portland pledged to present its wage proposal to Laborers Local 483, workers still haven’t received an offer.

Cement Masons Local 555 and Plasterers Local 82 on Dec. 10 gathered to recognize newly graduated apprentices and longtime members.

The proposed bargaining unit covers all pharmacy technicians at Rite Aid, at 2080 NW 9th St. in Corvallis.

Workers Rights

Workers face financial pressure beyond lost wages when they’re illegally fired. Now, the NLRB says employers should generally cover those costs.

The Central States pension, which covers 357,056 workers and surviving spouses, will receive $35.8 billion in “special financial assistance.”

Together, the 78,000 workers represented by the five member unions make up 85% of United Airlines’ workforce.

Since the start of 2022, we’ve reported over 400 stories – here, we check in on what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.

The annual charity drive is a way to make holidays a little brighter for union families that find themselves in hardship.

The University of California work stoppage is the biggest U.S. strike of 2022, and also the biggest higher education strike in U.S. history.