Jobs Raising the roof Jun 29, 2022 Union members are getting experience with mass timber at Portland International Airport’s new terminal roof.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.
Jobs 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.