November 1, 2024 - NW Labor Press

They’ve waited years to send a message: After lives spent building planes, they deserve a secure retirement.

The Fred Meyer boycott is over. New contracts covering 11,000 workers will raise wages $4.50 over three years for the most senior workers.

It’s a record turnout at the Grotto as volunteer union electricians wire the beloved festival.

The group is a joint labor effort led by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and backed by 18 organizations in all.

A Hillsboro City Council candidate used ugly and abusive language with a constituent who disagreed with his support for Israel's war in Gaza.

At least 14 candidates running for Portland City Council this year signed a pledge not to take contributions from police unions.

The union defeat came three weeks after the government contractor paid union-busters to talk to its workers.

Workers rights will once again be on the ballot around the country this election as voters in five states decide on the minimum wage.

The Portland Metal Trades thought they had a deal. Then they were ghosted by the startup manufacturer of modular housing.

It received 3,286 union election petitions in the 2024 federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 … and 21,292 unfair labor practice charges.

The 86 workers who keep Kaiser's equipment going got a decent offer only after they gave Kaiser a 10-day notice that they planned to strike.

If approved, the contract will raise wages for over 200,000 letter carriers. If rejected, it will be decided by a neutral arbitrator.

Two Harvard researchers went to Pennsylvania. They found a lost world of thriving main streets, stable families, and tight social networks.

A year after the big strike wins for workers, the data is in. New car prices actually dropped 1.06% on average. And GM's market share is up.

If people aren't thriving, they may have little interest in defending an institution that seems to have failed.

A federally subsidized semiconductor project is expected to create 4,500 jobs during construction and 2,000 permanent jobs in a decade.

More than 7.5% of PSU-AAUP members got layoff notices. Under the union contract, workers must receive at least eight months advance notice.