Employment. Labor market.
It seemed like a win-win when unions approved the furloughs, but Workshare benefits promised by the Oregon Employment Department have been slow to arrive.
COVID forced the union pizzeria to close. Now laid-off union workers fault owner Scottie Rivera for reopening with a skeleton crew.
Portland supporters rally and march over the Hawthorne Bridge.
Portland General Electric’s new lineman training facility is being constructed at least in part by nonunion labor.
A deal on a community benefits agreement is held up over equity for construction workers.
The push for national vote-by-mail is timelier than ever in the midst of a pandemic, but postal union leaders say it won’t matter much if the U.S. Postal Service isn’t around.
Up to 10,000 Portland-area workers are getting paid more while working less thanks to a layoff prevention program.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a 30% drop in mail volume. The Postmaster General says USPS will run out of money by September.
The settlement ends a two-year battle over subcontracting work on a Portland bakery production line that makes Ritz crackers.
Daimler Trucks North America reopened its Swan Island Western Star truck plant April 20 with lots of measures in place to prevent COVID-19 virus.
