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Trump’s amazing infrastructure ‘bait-and-switch’

“Trillion” was just a marketing slogan. Now Trump wants to sell Bonneville Power assets.

OE 701 cries foul at Boeing use of “rat” contractor at Gresham plant

Integrity Machinery Moving is accused of underbidding union contractors while employing nonunion workers and paying them below area-standard wages and benefits.

UO’s new $1 billion Knight Science Campus will be built under a PLA

Oregon State Building Trades signed a project labor agreement with UO and Hoffman Construction on the project, which will be built in four phases over 10 years and employ up to 1,300 construction workers.

Daimler’s Portland truck plant will soon be hiring

Coming in March: Union jobs with family wages and benefits.

Merkley comes out against Jordan Cove natural gas export terminal

National Building Trades call the change in a position a betrayal.

Federal rules have delayed coal export project 5 years, IBEW Local 48 rep tells Congress

Millennium Bulk Terminals wants to turn a mothballed aluminum smelter into the West Coast’s largest coal export terminal.

Sinclair merger could lead to TV news layoffs

IATSE warns local TV news will worsen if FCC allows Sinclair takeover.

After the Veterans Day parade: a union protest

AFGE says Veteran's Administration understaffing is becoming a national scandal.

Portland ready to move on Community Benefits Agreement

After months of hibernation, a plan to increase opportunities for women and minorities in construction will go to Portland City Council Nov. 8.

End of an era: West Linn paper mill to close, after 128 years

The former Crown-Zellerbach mill once employed 1,600 people.

Union Manor remodel is complete

Westmoreland Union Manor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand re-opening after a $45 million remodel.

Washington denies crucial permit for proposed coal terminal in Longview

The $680 million project, backed by 15 labor unions and/or councils, would create 1,000 union construction jobs under a project labor agreement.

PSU food service contract changes hands, union contract remains

At PSU, Salt and Straw ice cream and Stumptown Coffee will be served by AFSCME members.

New Convention Center hotel will be union built

And likely union operated, as Hyatt signs a neutrality agreement with UNITE HERE Local 8

Portland delivers message on USPS’ 242nd birthday

Job cuts are causing longer lines and delay of mail delivery.

Ilani Casino: UNION BUILT

The $510 million casino resort was union-built — and completed on time and under budget — under a project labor agreement between the Cowlitz Tribe and the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council.

Paint and Floor Coverer STARS!

Commitment to training sets these workers apart from their competition.

Building trades, labor council back Mt. Hood Community College bond effort

If approved, the $75 million bond would be the first new bond passed for the college since 1974.

Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year

A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.

Portland’s model Community Benefits Agreement could be replaced with ‘CEIP’

Building trades officials say City of Portland managers want to bypass a union-backed agreement that provides more opportunities for women and minority construction workers.

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