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Mondelēz pays $33,493 to settle grievance over outsourcing Machinists work

May 13, 2020

The settlement ends a two-year battle over subcontracting work on a Portland bakery production line that makes Ritz crackers.

Back to work at Daimler

Apr 29, 2020

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.

No low-road employers in PERS new ‘responsible contractor’ policy

Apr 29, 2020

Only contractors that provide fair wages and benefits can bid on construction and janitorial work when the pension owns majority.

IATSE 488 faces near total job loss

Apr 1, 2020

Several hundred Oregon members of IATSE Local 488 were already facing a scarcity of work. COVID-19 made matters worse, shutting down projects statewide by mid-March.

FERC approves Jordan Cove project

Apr 1, 2020

The proposed $10 billion liquid natural gas terminal and pipeline project would be built union, but it still faces state hurdles.

COVID-19 prevention leads Daimler to close Portland truck plant

Mar 23, 2020

The closure impacts roughly 700 members of four unions, and comes amid concerns that workers can’t all maintain six feet distance.

Swan Lake Energy Storage signs project labor agreement

Mar 5, 2020

The $800 million project near Klamath Falls would enable storage of solar and wind energy and would be union-built.

Jordan Cove liquid natural gas project withdraws application for permit to dredge in Coos Bay

Feb 5, 2020

The Oregon Department of State Lands denied the company’s request for an extension and indicated the permit would likely be denied. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is expected to make a final determination on the project next month.

Congressman Blumenauer hears of late and missing mail as a result of postal speedup

Feb 5, 2020

A U.S. Postal Service pilot project called “Consolidated Casing” was supposed to speed up mail carriers and decrease the number of routes.

TriMet awards transit project to union-signatory minority contractor

Feb 5, 2020

Raimore Construction will be the general contractor on the $60 million construction portion of the Division Transit Project, which will be the largest construction contract awarded to a minority contractor in Oregon history.