September 5, 2025 issue

Oaks Park Labor Day

Northwest Oregon Labor Council returned to Oaks Park to host thousands for hot dogs, union craft booths, and amusement park rides.

Trump orders end to more union contracts

An Aug. 28 executive order directs that additional groups of federal workers be stripped of their right to a union.

Unionist reinstated at Fried Egg I’m in Love

A week after he led a one-day walkout to protest treatment of a coworker, Colin John was fired after three years of working at the company.

Demystifying Robert’s Rules

Don’t let rules and a bit of jargon intimidate you. Robert’s Rules is a democratic “user manual” for running orderly and fair meetings.

Six workers killed in manure pit accident

According to local news reports, the workers entered a confined space and were exposed to gas at Prospect Valley Dairy, 41 miles northeast of Denver.

Reed campus rallies for custodians

Reed College custodians are without a new union contract, and the sticking point is a stumper: a proposal that sounds uncontroversial.

Public radio staff brace for CPB shutdown

In July Congress zeroed out funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for the first time in its 58-year history.

New Seasons workers at store on Woodstock dump union

The effort was led by workers who were unsatisfied with slow contract negotiations. And New Seasons is now giving raises to nonunion workers.

Ironworkers Local 29: Forged in iron, bound in solidarity

Several hundred members, retirees, and guests turned out for an Aug. 16 pin dinner held by Ironworkers Local 29.

Frank Cusma, 1944-2025

For three decades he helped train ironworkers and served Local 29 as an officer.