April 2023 - Page 3 of 4

The group pairs kids with paid mentors for at least 12 years. Mentors, called friends, spend three to four hours a week with 8 to 10 children.

Simone Rede, newly installed as Portland City Auditor, didn’t think a first union contract needed to be so hard.

Minor League Baseball players unionized in September. And by the end of March, they had their first-ever collective bargaining agreement.

Culture change in construction is real, and it’s happening, Local 290 member Kasey Finegan told lawmakers and their staffmembers.

The Portland police union says officers should get to see bodycam footage before writing reports, as they do at most other police bureaus.

Teamsters Local 162 members are losing patience with Maletis’ suggestion to back out of the union’s fully funded pension plan.

Culture

Collective Bargaining

Under new leadership, UAW may be more assertive this year when union contracts expire Sept. 14 with the three big U.S. automakers.

Month: April 2023