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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.

Frontier Communications to close dispatch center in Beaverton, laying off 57 workers

The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.

$790 million Portland Public Schools bond could spell years of work for the trades

If approved by voters, it would be the largest construction construction bond issue in Oregon history.

Apprentices can benefit from energy infrastructure projects

Keep Washington Competitive, a business-labor coalition that supports energy infrastructure projects, arranged a tour of IBEW training center for elected leaders.

Presses go silent at former Graphic Arts Center

91 workers will lose their jobs in the closure.

Staples boycott ends with union win

The National Labor Relations Board ordered the US Postal Service to stop privatizing union members' work.

Boeing terminates contract with union paint contractor

147 Machinists-represented workers will be terminated, though many may end up being hired by the new contractor.

Union pension fund invests in new urban office campus in NW Portland

The 300,000-square-foot urban office development is expected to be completed in late 2017.

Unions champion Longview coal export terminal

Officers of construction and industrial unions turned out Oct. 24 to support a controversial coal export terminal proposed for a former industrial site in Longview.

Multnomah County breaks ground on all-union courthouse project

The state’s largest public works project of recent years will employ over 500 building trades workers by the time it’s complete in 2020.

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