Jobs

From workers to business owners, but union all the way

They spent years working on pipelines. Now they deploy water trucks to wind and solar farms and areas with wildfires.

KGW-TV is being sold to a hedge fund … and that could be okay for workers

Media giant Tegna Inc. is being acquired by the New York based hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion.

Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn

Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.

Local 82: Bringing beauty to the halls of justice

In a major renovation of the Oregon Supreme Court, union plasterers are retaining the building’s historic character.

Metro votes 6-1 to move forward on I-5 Bridge Replacement

Building trades leaders were steamed when Metro commissioner Mary Nolan voted "no" on funding for a bridge over the Columbia River. 

A “SMART” business decision

By signing with SMART Local 16, Clint Ochampaugh gets access to the highest-skilled employees in the industry through its hiring hall.

Eugene School District commits to use high-road construction contractors

Eugene 4J is the first Oregon school district to commit to lift worker standards and set a goal for more women and minorities in construction.

End of the line for Jordan Cove

Pembina pulls the plug on a proposed  natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Coos Bay.

Time to remove the Postmaster General

DeJoy’s 10-year plan is slowing the mail, raising prices, cutting and closing postal facilities, and outsourcing postal work.

Construction unions say Portland’s proposed polluter tax is a bad idea

A business group says the $250 per ton tax on industrial enterprises that emit pollutants would unfairly target industry, and threaten jobs.

Massive infrastructure and jobs bill becomes law

The new law spends $1.2 trillion over five years to upgrade bridges, highways, rail, transit, ports, airports, water systems, and more.

Will Portland’s plan for high-road jobs survive the pullout of Broadway Corridor developer?

Unions and community groups want to know if a landmark agreement on the massive Broadway Corridor redevelopment project still stands. 

Labor rallies against Postal Service slowdowns, calls for DeJoy’s ouster

The Postmaster’s new 10-year plan will slow First Class and parcel deliveries, raise prices, close post offices, and outsource postal work.

As USPS turns 246, unions vow to keep it going

Union and community members celebrated the 246th birthday of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) at a rally July 26.

Freightliner comes home

Daimler will make its next-generation electric Freightliner trucks in Portland, where Freightliner began … and raise starting pay $4 an hour.

Management bloat: At Clark College, more administrators, fewer staff 

Unions say ongoing budget cuts are part of a pattern that is undermining Clark College’s ability to provide a quality education.

Powell’s workers press for recall

The Powell’s Books union contract offers laid off workers recall rights when jobs reappear, but the CEO says those recall rights have expired.

Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan

President Biden is asking Congress for $2 trillion in federal investment in infrastructure, research, training and home care over a decade.

Blazers must recognize stagehands union

An April 1 union vote could get members of IATSE Local 28 back to work at Portland Trail Blazers and Portland Winterhawks home games.

Postal unions alarmed by parts of postmaster general’s plan

Postmaster General DeJoy's 10-year plan to save USPS would slow first class mail delivery, reduce post office hours, and raise prices.