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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

Union members help raise money for MDA

May 3, 2016

105 bowlers on 26 union-sponsored teams raised $10,582 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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Building Community

Retired Bakers union member walks to defeat melanoma

Apr 12, 2016

Melanoma survivor Robin Zimmerman lost his wife in 2008 after a four year battle with the disease.

Building Community

Giving Back: IBEW Local 48 members gather warm clothes and blankets for homeless

Dec 29, 2015

Union Gospel Mission gets a union assist.

Building Community

Portland labor’s big giving party — Presents from Partners

Dec 15, 2015

Over 300 children of unemployed union members got presents at NOLC’s annual holiday party.

Building Community

Volunteers from IBEW Local 48 help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights

Dec 15, 2015

Continuing a 28-year tradition, IBEW Local 48 volunteers install 500,000 lights.

Building Community

Painters Union comes to the rescue of defrauded homeowner

Nov 3, 2015

Union apprentices finish the job after a rogue non-union painting contractor left with the money.

Building Community

Cold hard cash for Labor’s Community Service Agency

Sep 29, 2015

The money goes to the Helping Hands temporary hardship assistance program.

Building Community

Scholarships for kids of workers injured or killed on the job

Sep 29, 2015

The top scholarship recipient received $14,000 this year.

Building Community

‘Team Labor’ answers the call

Sep 1, 2015

Union volunteers repair two homes of low-income Oregonians.

Building Community

IBEW member injured at race track ‘pays it forward’ with motorcycle giveaway

Aug 4, 2015

The fundraiser will benefit IBEW Injured Workers Fund and other charities.

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