March 2023 - Page 2 of 4

The Port of Portland is exploring the possibility of dedicating a temporary space for prayer at the airport in time for Ramadan.

After a lifetime of engagement with labor and politics, Wimmer brings decades of high-level experience to the job.

United Brotherhood of Carpenters transferred more than 19,000 members into five newly chartered locals. No explanation was given.

Training center director Shawn Lenczowski succeeds longtime president Matt Eleazer, who left to take a job at the international union.

The Worker Center project of Portland Jobs With Justice is a response to an explosion of union interest among low-paid service workers.

The longtime union rep has taken a leave of absence from her job at IBEW Local 48 to serve as interim director of Oregon Tradeswomen.

After 10 years at Oregon OSHA, Watson went to work for the Oregon Building Trades Council and the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council.

Training center director Aida Aranda, who died Feb. 27, was a proud Laborer and a dedicated advocate for apprenticeship.

Unions have led the fight for strong regulations and vigorous enforcement to protect the safety and health of workers and their communities.

The Oregon labor movement suffered a great and devastating loss on Feb. 27 when our sister Aida Aranda passed away suddenly.