Anna Del Savio, Author at NW Labor Press

Anna Del Savio

Anna Del Savio has been staff reporter for the Northwest Labor Press since September 2024. Prior to that she worked as a reporter for the Portland Tribune and the Columbia County Spotlight. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the New School in New York, N.Y.

Union democracy

Oregon’s largest union rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO

The re-affiliation of SEIU Local 503 has in the works for a year and a half.

Union democracy

Merger forms Coast to Cascades labor chapter

The new chapter combines the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter with the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Central Labor Chapter.

In Memoriam

Pat Gest, 1927-2024

Oregon School Employee Association's first female president left a legacy of solidarity.

Workers Rights

City of Portland threatens legal action over union pickets

Attorneys for the City of Portland say "practice pickets" are prohibited by the contract Local 189 signed with the city.

Union Organizing

Ushers join growing Shakespeare Festival union

They’re the latest group voting to join IATSE Local 154. The famed Ashland theater is nearly wall-to-wall union.

Analysis

2024: The rest of the story

We’ve reported over 300 stories in 2024. At year's end, we update readers about what happened since we published some of those stories.

Collective bargaining

Oregon State University grad strike ends with 13% raise

After nearly four weeks on strike, graduate student workers at Oregon State University ratified a new contract.

Collective bargaining

City of Portland could be inching toward labor disputes

Union contracts covering 1,300 City workers expire Dec. 31, on the eve of the city’s shift to a whole new leadership structure.

Union democracy

SEIU Local 503 rejoins the Oregon AFL-CIO

The phased-in re-affiliation will boost Oregon's premier union federation by 30%. It also signifies greater labor unity.

Jobs

Boeing lays off 3,500

This batch of layoffs is just the first. Boeing announced in October that it would lay off 17,000 employees, 10% of its global workforce.

Buying Union

How to fly union

American, Southwest, Alaska and United are mostly union; Delta and JetBlue, not so much. The Labor Press dug in to get the full picture.

Training the Next Generation

Celebrating the launch of their careers

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades’ Regional Training Center in Portland honors a new class of graduating journeymen.

Collective bargaining

Springfield Franz Bakery strike ends in deal

The new contract gives Bakers Local 114 members an immediate $2.50 per hour raise, with $1 raises in years two and three.

Collective bargaining

Bigfoot moves to bust union

Bigfoot Beverages has withdrawn recognition of Teamsters Local 324 and Local 206, terminated the contract, and halted pension contributions.

Collective bargaining

First-ever strike at Benton County

After a week-long strike — the first in the union’s history — Benton County workers represented by AFSCME Local 2064 ratified a new contract.

Collective bargaining

Albany teachers back to work with contract gains after 21-day strike

Members of the Greater Albany Education Association (GAEA) won smaller class sizes and a 7% cost-of-living raise.

Collective bargaining

OSU grad student workers on strike since Nov. 12

More than 1,000 graduate student workers went on strike after more than a year of negotiations over a new contract.

Union Organizing

At SCRAP Creative Reuse, workers unionize

SCRAP Creative Reuse is a nonprofit in Portland that sells low-cost art supplies and offers arts education.

Collective bargaining

Strike at Franz bakery in Springfield

Roughly 180 members of Bakers Local 114 at the Franz Bakery in Springfield have been on strike since Oct. 31.

Collective bargaining

AMR slow to reach first union contract at its new Washington County unit

In Washington County, AMR’s starting wage for EMTs is $18.39 per hour. In Multnomah County, under the union contract, it's $22.57 per hour.

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