January 19, 2024 - NW Labor Press

Over 1,400 grad teaching and research assistants had set a Jan. 17 strike date. Instead a new contract will raise wages by up to 45%.

Washington could join New York, New Jersey, and Maine in providing unemployment benefits when workers go on strike.

The rep assigned to investigate hopes to conclude within a month, at which point the results would be upheld or a new election ordered.

More than half of Washington supermarkets are either Kroger or Albertsons owned. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition.

Two conservation groups oppose the low-carbon fuel project, which is to be built all-union in an industrial area along the Columbia River.

The company started closing stores, citing crime. Sound suspicious? The NLRB says it was a response to the union.

Quality work – and family-sustaining benefits – set union contractors apart.

This year’s gala might get record viewership: It will stream live on Netflix, and it comes after last year's historic SAG-AFTRA strike.

ILWU Local 8 took top honors this time for gathering the most toys in LCSA's annual Presents From Partners holiday gift drive.

Bob Petroff left Machinists District Lodge W24 headquarters this month, the close of 49 years of involvement with the union.

Instead of sorting mail in the post office closest to their routes, letter carriers will drive to a massive sorting facility in Hillsboro.

Andrew Davis, a machinist and chief steward at the Clarios auto battery plant in Canby, says he'll work to get members more involved.

Over 600 nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician associates are joining Oregon Nurses Association.

The labor movement will never stop fighting to unrig the rules of the economy and welcome any worker dreaming of a better life.

Members voted 94% to say they’re ready to strike if no deal is reached, and more than 40 volunteered as strike captains if it comes to that.

The three-year contract with Musicians Local 99 raises wages 6% in year one and 3.5% in years two and three.

The three-year agreement sets starting wages at $20 an hour, up from $18 an hour, and provides overtime pay after 8 hours in a day.

If ratified by workers, the agreement would establish the union's first contract, raise wages 39%, increase paid leave, and waive fees.