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Rally to save postal service celebrates Postal Heritage Day

July 26 was the 240th anniversary of the U.S. Postal Service.

Washington BCTC endorses Vancouver Energy Terminal

If built, the crude oil export terminal would be constructed union.

RETURN TO SENDER: NLRB says Postal Service deal with Staples broke federal law

USPS broke the law when it outsourced to Staples without bargaining with the union

Union pension fund to invest $26 million at Westmoreland Union Manor

Rehabbing the affordable building for Portland seniors will create 290 union construction jobs.

FERC revises schedule on Jordan Cove LNG

The federal agency is looking at an alternative pipeline route to the proposed Coos Bay terminal

Bend, Eugene mail processing centers to remain open

Postal unions and others have protested the proposed plant closures for more than a year.

Mayor Hales ‘blindsides’ labor after pulling support on $500 million propane gas terminal

The propane terminal drew loud opposition from the environmental community.

Appeals court: Central Point School District broke the law when it outsourced bus service

Consultant just “assumed” contractor would pay the same wages as the district.

Uber unleashed

Portland sets up "separate but unequal" system for taxis to compete at a disadvantage with Uber

What the heck is an Uber?

Whatever it is, it's not ridesharing: Uber is the #1 labor broker for a new era of unmarked taxis

Cowlitz Tribe casino will be union built

The project has been held up in court by challenges from the City of Vancouver and Clark County

Portland skyline changes with topping out of 30-story high-rise

Union workers get high praise from contractors, developer of Park Avenue West

Construction: Not just for boys

Girls-only Construction Clubs are forming in Portland high schools, led by Oregon Tradeswomen

Propane terminal owner commits to build with union labor

The $500 million project at the Port of Portland would also mean up to 40 permanent jobs

Charges dropped against ‘postal defenders’ — again

Defendants didn't get a speedy trial in criminal trespass case over civil disobedience

Postmaster General named ‘Scrooge of the Year’ by Jobs with Justice

The group accuses him of dismantling the postal service

Unions aloof as Portland street fund goes to Council vote

Just two local unions have endorsed the plan so far

Postal workers cheer postmaster general’s resignation

Call for a moratorium on USPS’s plan to close 82 mail sorting centers — three of them in Oregon

Vigor christens new drydock at Portland’s Swan Island shipyard

The 960-foot Chinese-built vessel is the largest floating drydock in North America

Is USDA playing ‘chicken’ with our health?

Federal employees union sues USDA over rule that could result in sales of diseased chicken