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During severe weather, hundreds of union-represented workers keep the region running, from electric linemen to snowplow and bus operators.

More than half of Washington supermarkets are either Kroger or Albertsons owned. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition.

Two conservation groups oppose the low-carbon fuel project, which is to be built all-union in an industrial area along the Columbia River.

Instead of sorting mail in the post office closest to their routes, letter carriers will drive to a massive sorting facility in Hillsboro.

The proposal to replace the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River got its first big federal commitment Dec. 15: a $600 million grant.

The bureau is cutting 15% of its staff as the volume of building permits drops. Interest rates and Portland’s reputation are taking a toll.

If Biden’s FTC approves it, a combination of Kroger and Albertsons would create a near-monopoly. The two of them own 40 grocery chains in all.

Helmets to Hardhats and other groups are ready to help when veterans make the shift to life after military service.

Over the objection of unions and Governor Kotek, the Vancouver-based hospital chain is closing most units at its Eugene hospital as of Dec. 1

Teamsters Local 117 fought the closure of the minimum security prison in Yacolt, Washington, where about 115 members worked. But it lost.

Union job cuts in the city's transportation bureau would mean more potholes and fewer streets plowed for snow.

The Sacred Heart Medical Center University District closure would need the approval of the Oregon Health Authority.

About 75 paper mill workers represented by AWPPW Local 1 will lose their jobs in October when the plant closes.

If the public teaching hospital buys the private health system, it would eclipse Intel as the largest metro-area employer.

A new report paid for by the district confirms what union tradespeople who maintain schools have been saying for years.

PeaceHealth will lay off nearly 30 union-represented workers this fall when it closes an urgent care clinic in Vancouver.

Local 206 filed suit in U.S. District Court saying Nabisco outsourced work, then refused to follow the grievance process.

If the proposed changes are approved, items mailed in Medford or Eugene would be first trucked to Portland, then trucked back.

About 75 workers may have clocked in for the last time July 21 at Oregon's largest glass bottle recycling plant.

Longview's daily newspaper, like most of the 77 owned by Lee Enterprises, is reducing print publication schedule to three days a week.