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Colin Staub
Collective bargaining
Parents emerge as ‘third force’ in Portland teachers strike
Parents are joining Portland teachers on strike picket lines throughout the district — because they support what teachers are fighting for.
Collective bargaining
Oregon Legislative workers get first union contract
The bargaining unit covers all legislative assistants supporting elected officials in the Oregon Legislature, between 90 and 180 workers.
Workers Rights
360 Sheet Metal must pay $118,000 more for wage theft
The contractor stiffed its workers of $200,000 on multiple Southwest Washington public construction projects.
Union Organizing
Defying union buster, biotech workers unionize at Yecuris
The consultant literally introduced himself as “the union-buster" and held one-on-one meetings trying to create fear about unionizing.
Union Organizing
New Seasons unfair labor practice case goes before federal judge
The NLRB says employer misconduct may justify re-running a union election at New Seasons market in Hillsboro last September.
Union Organizing
Workers at homeless nonprofit New Avenues For Youth file for union
The unit of 118 workers would be in AFSCME Local 1790, which represents workers at All Good Northwest, Janus Youth Programs, and Outside In.
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.
Union Organizing
UO fires organizer in student worker campaign
Gotcha: He didn’t pay for food that was otherwise headed to the garbage.
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.
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.
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.
Jobs
Broadway Corridor talks revive with new developers
Unions helped negotiate a landmark community benefits agreement ensuring the project would create high-road jobs, before the last developer pulled out.
Workers Rights
Fred Meyer: payroll problems are widespread
The payroll problems began to emerge in October 2022, just after the company implemented a new payroll system known as “MyTime.”
Collective bargaining
ATU wants an end to forced overtime in Lane Transit District contract
About 225 workers are covered by the contract, including bus operators, mechanics, customer service representatives and more.
