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Breakthrough on community benefits agreement for Broadway Corridor

The 12-block public-private project on the former post office site will use union labor.

Furloughed workers tighten belts waiting for WorkShare benefits

It seemed like a win-win when unions approved the furloughs, but Workshare benefits promised by the Oregon Employment Department have been slow to arrive.

Union-community coalition asks City Council to break impasse over labor standards for Broadway Corridor

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will meet July 20 with the developer and the coalition to see if the impasse can be broken.

Union sours on Scottie’s Pizza

COVID forced the union pizzeria to close. Now laid-off union workers fault owner Scottie Rivera for reopening with a skeleton crew.

National day of action to save USPS

Portland supporters rally and march over the Hawthorne Bridge.

Rat visits PGE

Portland General Electric’s new lineman training facility is being constructed at least in part by nonunion labor.

Roadblock in the Broadway Corridor?

A deal on a community benefits agreement is held up over equity for construction workers.

Unions: Vote by mail now more than ever

The push for national vote-by-mail is timelier than ever in the midst of a pandemic, but postal union leaders say it won’t matter much if the U.S. Postal Service isn’t around.

How to get unemployment benefits while you’re still employed

Up to 10,000 Portland-area workers are getting paid more while working less thanks to a layoff prevention program.

Mask-wearing supporters call on Congress to rescue USPS

The COVID-19 crisis has caused a 30% drop in mail volume. The Postmaster General says USPS will run out of money by September.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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