Culture

Event organizers say the long-running annual picnic was killed off by the park’s own management, which implemented a slew of recent changes.

After a COVID hiatus, Labor Day picnics organized by central labor councils (CLCs) are mostly back this year and are set for Monday, Sept. 5.

IBEW Local 48 members and their families attended the union's annual picnic outside the union hall on Sunday, July 9.

Carl Gibson will compete in the 'straight truck' category at the National Truck Driving Championships Aug. 16-19 in Indianapolis.

Two years after a noose incident on a downtown Portland job site, signs of change are percolating in the construction industry.

Tired of the tedium, the pomposity, the gaffes of the annual Academy Awards? That’s management’s award ceremony.

Support from their unions, and anti-harassment policies, could make a difference, says the biggest-ever survey of women in construction.

Unable to meet for 18 months because of coronavirus restrictions, the group began meeting again this month.

Local union apprenticeship programs have had much more success than non-union getting Black, Hispanic, and women workers into construction.

Portland Community College offers an English class about class – the working class.

Contractors increasingly say they will sanction hostile and harassing on-the-job behaviors that used to be overlooked or laughed off.

For the second year in a row, all official Labor Day picnics in Oregon and SW Washignton are cancelled due to the continuing pandemic.

The reality show celebrates hard-working men and women who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty.

Washington state’s best (and only) news outlet dedicated to unions and working people, The Stand just turned 10.

A new Twitter account dedicated to sharing union logos has quickly developed a fan base in the union Twitter world.

Liz Nichols, a seven-year member of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons union, is one of 12 contestants on the show.

More than 60 union leaders, general contractors, public project owners, trade groups, and others took part in a Dec. 3 Safe From Hate summit.

The Cold Millions, by bestselling author Jess Walter, chronicles the Wobbly free speech fights of 1909 Spokane.

Portland-area construction unions, contractors and subcontractors will join an industry effort to make workplace culture more welcoming.

Working to Live in Southwest Washington will launch Sept. 5. The plan is to talk with local newsmakers about kitchen table issues.