May 16, 2025 issue

UO student workers win first contract after 10-day strike

University of Oregon student workers secured wage increases, paid sick time, and grievance arbitration in a tentative agreement.

Trump budget plan slashes Labor Department

Labor-related programs like JobCorps, a "failed experiment" according to the Trump budget, are slated for elimination.

Jury orders $345,000 damages in Franz Bakery sex harassment case

Reading the legal complaint and the sworn depositions, the Springfield bakery sounds like something out of the 1970s.

Smith Tower buffeted by Trump funding freeze

Vancouver's iconic circular high-rise has provided housing to low-income seniors for 60 years. Its managers want to make it new again.

Sharing stories of recovery and resilience

Workers in construction face high rates of addiction. But there’s support to be found among union brothers and sisters.

Nurses want to block Providence hospice deal

Compassus, a for-profit management company, wants to merge with a division of Providence. Some fear that quality of patient care may suffer.

Floor covering STARs

Safety training pays off! Local floor coverers who pursue skills and safety education are honored with a banquet and prizes.

Union at ChildRoots

Workers at a Portland childcare chain vote to form a bargaining unit, joining the early childhood education division of ILWU Local 5.

Smurfit Westrock packaging plant in Portland will close

When a North Portland packaging plant closes in June, 72 members of its partially unionized workforce will lose their jobs.

A veteran’s plea: Save FMCS

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service doesn’t just help unions and employers. It keeps America working.