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Monthly Archives: February, 2023

Collective bargaining

City workers win wage gains after 3-day strike

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

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

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

UO fires organizer in student worker campaign

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

Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’

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.

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.
Training the Next Generation

Local 555 trailer stolen

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

Outstanding Performances

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

AFSCME behavioral health apprenticeship nets federal funding

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

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

Carpenters organize at Portland wood framing contractor Wood Mechanix

The union has had discussions with workers at Wood Mechanix for years, and soon they'll vote in a union election.
Union Organizing

Oregon Catholic Press dumps union

The Portland-based nonprofit publisher prints sheet music, missals and other resources for church services.
Union Organizing

Portland city office workers file for union election

They make up the last big group of City of Portland employees who don’t already have union representation.
Union Organizing

Widmer Brewery goes union

Workers at the Portland brewery joined Teamsters Local 162, making it one of a handful of U.S. craft breweries with union representation.
Union Organizing

Oregon Tradeswomen recognizes staff union

They help women get into rewarding union careers. Now, they'll will be union members too, affiliating with Machinists District Lodge W24.
Trade

U.S. trade deficit hit new record in 2022

Both exports and imports of goods and services rose, but imports rose more in 2022, breaking a record for the second year in a row.
Union democracy

Women’s basketball union joins AFL-CIO

Founded in 1998, WNBPA was the first U.S. labor union of professional women athletes. It represents all players on the 12 teams of the WNBA.
Our Jobs

Eugene bans natural gas in new house construction

Building trades union officials from UA Local 290 and Operating Engineers Local 701 were among those testifying against the ordinance.
Workers Rights

Nabisco defies overtime law

Senate Bill 1513 was written specifically to target overtime abuse at Nabisco’s Portland plant, but the company hasn't changed its actions.
Comment

Lawmakers must center workers

Oregon workers are geared up to make real progress during this year's in-person legislative session, which kicked off on January 17.
Collective bargaining

Portland City Laborers begin strike

Laborers Local 483 wants raises that keep up with inflation. City HR says no, and Mayor Wheeler prepares to hire scabs.
Oregon/Washington

Taking a pro-worker agenda to our state capitols

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington have big plans to help working people in this year's legislative sessions.
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