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TriMet starting pay jumps 48% in a year

May 6, 2022

Amid a severe bus driver shortage, starting pay jumped from $17 to $25.24. Plus a $7,500 sign-on bonus. These are union jobs with benefits.

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Biden in Portland: ‘Union workers are the best’

May 4, 2022

During a brief visit to Portland, President Joe Biden said union workers and apprenticeships will be vital in rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.

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Metro jurisdictions ratify high-road commitments

May 4, 2022

The Regional Workforce Equity Agreement, which was led by local building trades union reps, will lead to dozens of project labor agreements.

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Behind the badge, police support staff face backlog and burnout

Mar 17, 2022

AFSCME’s Portland Police chapter chair says understaffing is causing delays retrieving towed cars or getting police reports for insurance.

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From workers to business owners, but union all the way

Mar 17, 2022

They spent years working on pipelines. Now they deploy water trucks to wind and solar farms and areas with wildfires.

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KGW-TV is being sold to a hedge fund … and that could be okay for workers

Mar 2, 2022

Media giant Tegna Inc. is being acquired by the New York based hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion.

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Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn

Feb 16, 2022

Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.

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Local 82: Bringing beauty to the halls of justice

Jan 19, 2022

In a major renovation of the Oregon Supreme Court, union plasterers are retaining the building’s historic character.

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Metro votes 6-1 to move forward on I-5 Bridge Replacement

Jan 19, 2022

Building trades leaders were steamed when Metro commissioner Mary Nolan voted “no” on funding for a bridge over the Columbia River. 

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A “SMART” business decision

Jan 7, 2022

By signing with SMART Local 16, Clint Ochampaugh gets access to the highest-skilled employees in the industry through its hiring hall.

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