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Women in the Trades

May 31, 2017

Nationally, women have never accounted for more than 3 percent of building trades workers. We asked three women building trades workers to share their stories.

Troublemakers take over Local 290 hall

Apr 19, 2017

Over 200 rank-and-file union activists took part in Portland’s third biennial Labor Notes “Troublemakers School.”

Annual contest challenges Bricklayer apprentices

Apr 19, 2017

Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 held its annual apprenticeship contest April 1 at its training center in Northeast Portland.

Sheet Metal Local 16 apprentices shine at regional contest in Pasco, Washington

Apr 19, 2017

Thirty-five apprentices from 11 locals took part in the competition, which had been on hiatus since 2012.

Today’s lesson: Unions matter

Mar 24, 2017

Since October, a new union speakers campaign has visited more than a dozen local high school and college classes.

A ‘barn raising’ at Painters & Tapers Training Center

Dec 11, 2016

The Portland training center added classrooms, offices, and support space to what was a one-room warehouse.

Unionists waking up to bias

Aug 16, 2016

Given the prevalence of unconscious racial preferences, just outlawing racial discrimination isn’t going to be enough.

5 questions for anti-bias trainer Barbara Diamond

Aug 16, 2016

The Portland labor attorney says union staff need to confront issues of race, gender, and disability.

IBEW 48: More diverse than it used to be

Mar 1, 2016

A new online video by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) calls attention to diversity in Portland-headquartered Local 48. Local 48 was an all-white all-male union until 1941, but today, about one in five are

22nd annual Screen Actors Guild awards

Jan 14, 2016

The Union Oscars: SAG film and TV awards are chosen by union members, and honor collective work