Building Community Archives - Page 9 of 24

Bikes for kids, with the help of longshore workers and Boeing Machinists

Dec 4, 2018

Boeing Machinist volunteers assembled 80 bikes for the children of unemployed union members.

LET THERE BE LIGHT!

Dec 1, 2018

IBEW Local 48 electricians keep with 31-year tradition by helping light up The Grotto light festival.

Retired union welder gives $500,000 to Shriners Hospital

Nov 13, 2018

Duke Mitchell worked, saved, and invested, and now, at 96, has set an extraordinary example of giving.

Operating Engineers Local 701 sets up shop at Boring Brewfest

Sep 5, 2018

Operating Engineers Local 701 and its affiliated AGC training center set up shop at the inaugural Boring Brewfest fundraiser, bringing a mini-excavator and computerized tower crane simulator for members of the public to try out.

Having a Blast: Labor raises funds for charity at Hot August Clay Shoot

Sep 4, 2018

The fundraiser raised $3,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency and Sunrise Dental’s Sunrise for Children

2018 LABOR DAY PICNICS

Aug 22, 2018

On Labor Day, union members celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events for Oregon and Southwest Washington.

How to get single parents into the trades: Childcare

Jul 5, 2018

A pilot project will provide child care stipends to low-income single parents who want to enroll in pre-apprenticeship programs.

Ironworker Local 516 member helped build a bridge in Panama

Jul 5, 2018

Apprentice Patrick Montgomery spent two weeks helping erect a suspension bridge so people and animals could cross the river during rainy season.

NOLC Labor Appreciation Night raises $9,100 for LCSA

Jul 3, 2018

Top award at the well-attended event went to Keith Edwards, retired business manager of IBEW Local 48.

Local 16’s SMART Army helps clean up Vietnam Memorial

May 29, 2018

Fourteen members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 spent a morning weeding, bark dusting, and doing general cleanup on the grounds.