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Month: February 2023

Collective Bargaining

City workers win wage gains after 3-day strike

Feb 15, 2023

The wastewater treatment plant picket drew a police presence after unsubstantiated allegations by Portland mayor Ted Wheeler of picket line violence.

National

Unemployment at its lowest in 50 years

Feb 15, 2023

In a Feb. 3 report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the United State gained 517,000 jobs in January.

National

Marty Walsh to step down as Secretary of Labor

Feb 15, 2023

Hockey came calling, and now a Biden administration cabinet seat is going vacant.

Union Organizing

UO fires organizer in student worker campaign

Feb 15, 2023

Gotcha: He didn’t pay for food that was otherwise headed to the garbage.

National

Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’

Feb 15, 2023

Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.

International

Global corporate minimum tax moving forward, with or without U.S.

Feb 15, 2023

The tax will be levied on companies with revenues of over $750 million, and it’s expected to generate $150 billion per year in revenue.

Job Training

Local 555 trailer stolen

Feb 15, 2023

Instructors at Cement Masons Local 555 training center are looking for a trailer. Their trailer.

Culture

Outstanding Performances

Feb 15, 2023

Unlike the Oscars, the SAG Awards are just for actors, and they honor not just individual performances but whole casts.

Job Training

AFSCME behavioral health apprenticeship nets federal funding

Feb 15, 2023

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and former Rep. Kurt Schrader requested the funding through the federal government spending bill Congress approved in December.

Workers Rights

New Seasons workers picket six Portland stores

Feb 15, 2023

New Seasons Labor Union says the company should bargain over recent policy changes at stores that have unionized.

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