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Charges against ‘postal defenders’ dropped

A judge dismissed criminal charges in a two-year-old civil disobedience protest case

Unions endorse oil distribution center proposal in Vancouver

Construction unions will sign $210 million project labor agreement with Vancouver Energy

Southwest Washington students get taste of construction careers

About 1,200 high school students took part in the construction job fair

To break into Portland’s residential market, electricians union offers incentives

Plus5PDX warranties union electrical work for an additional five years

Oregon denies key permit for Ambre Energy coal terminal in Boardman

Construction unions supported the project, which pledged to use all-union labor

Top postal executive’s visit to Vancouver draws protest

Protesters blasted postal facility closures and service cuts

Charges dropped against 3 ‘postal protectors’

The three activists were arrested blocking a private truck contracted to transport the U.S. mail

It’s a ‘Race to the Top’ for Portland Public Schools’ CEO pay, but pink slips for its lowest-paid

With superintendent's $66,000 raise, the district could have hired three people

Building trades lobby in support of ConnectOregon V

Building trades union members turn out to counter environmental opponents of coal and oil projects

Union pension funds finance new Portland office building

The nine-story Pearl West project will be LEED Silver rated.

Ben Franklin would be rolling in his grave

The union boycott of Staples is growing, in protest of postal privatization.

Staples boycott grows

Unions boycott Staples after it contracts with USPS to staff mini-post offices in stores.

Reinvigorating Portland’s shipyard: Vigor’s massive new dry dock could mean hundreds of jobs

13 years after selling America’s largest floating dry dock, Vigor bringing one back to Portland

Layoffs at Portland Public Schools?

AFT sounds the alarm about possible pink slips for classroom assistants

Oregon Iron Works to merge with Vigor Industrial

Union leaders are optimistic about prospects for job growth

Postal service tries to ditch door delivery in Portland

USPS managers are soliciting property owners to convert from at-the-door to “cluster box” delivery

Women in Trades Career Fair

Over 2,000 women and teenagers learned about careers in construction at the annual fair.

Portland’s new mass transit bridge is union-built

Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People

Union pension funds create union jobs in Portland

AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust is investing in a $43.2 million mixed-use residential building

Union investment brings new development, jobs to Portland

The $43.2 million six-story apartment complex will be built 100 percent union