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Building Community

Unions are about family, community, and workers looking out for one another. In the Building Community section, we report on union volunteer work, charitable activity, and outreach in the community.

Building Community

BULL Session delivers again to six children’s charities

Dec 11, 2016

This year’s union-management charity events raised $293,000 for children’s charities.

Building Community

Rebuilding Heritage Village with union help

Oct 24, 2016

Volunteers fix up homes to prevent evictions in a manufactured home community.

Building Community

Kids’ Chance gives scholarships to kids of fatally injured workers

Oct 20, 2016

Since its formation three years ago, the program has awarded $64,550 in scholarships.

Building Community

Machinists’ Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run raises $4,400

Sep 19, 2016

Machinists Lodge 63 and Machinists District W24 raised $4,400 for Guide Dogs of America Aug. 27 at the Chuck Drake Memorial Guide Dog Dash motorcycle poker run. Guide Dogs of America was founded by the

Building Community

Having a Blast

Aug 29, 2016

Union clay shoot raises funds for charities

Building Community

A DAY FOR PICNICS — Labor Day is Monday, September 5

Aug 16, 2016

Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.

Building Community

Oregon School Employee Association helps deliver first books

Aug 15, 2016

Union members get 80,000 books into the hands of low-income kids in Beaverton, Sweet Home and Woodburn.

Building Community

Help in a housing crisis: Oregon AFL-CIO to turn its HQ into worker housing

Jun 28, 2016

A new union-funded, union-built development would combine union offices with affordable housing

Building Community

2016 Labor Appreciation & Recognition Dinner

Jun 10, 2016

This year’s NOLC awards event raised $2,500 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.

Building Community

Unionists help stamp out hunger

May 16, 2016

About 4,000 letter carriers in Oregon and SW Washington took part in the 24th annual food drive

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