Collective Bargaining Multnomah County Chair Cogen steps in to settle union contract Sep 8, 2011 The County drops takeback demands, and agrees to flextime, worker-manager ratios and modest raises.
Jobs 3,000 union jobs at Kaiser’s new Westside hospital Aug 30, 2011 Kaiser’s new hospital in Hillsboro is being constructed all-union, and will operate union too.
Buy Union Portland pub goes union Aug 22, 2011 Workers at The Guild Public House have become members of CWA Local 7901.
Buy Union CWA promotes ‘Dosha Support Day’ Aug. 30 Aug 22, 2011 Supporters will go to the union salon for a haircut, and show their union colors.
Portland Pro-union, pro-choice: Workers unionize at Planned Parenthood Aug 10, 2011 Workers at Planned Parenthood of the Columbia-Willamette voted 97 to 43 SEIU Local 49.
Collective Bargaining CWA Local 7901 signs first contract with Free Geek Aug 8, 2011 Twenty-two workers at Free Geek, a local computer recycler, ratified their first union contract July 19.
Portland Military veterans deployed to Local 290 steamfitters apprenticeship Aug 3, 2011 In the Veterans In Piping program, 250 veterans around the U.S. are training to be steamfitters.
Portland Morgan re-elected to third term as business manager of Laborers 296 Aug 3, 2011 Local 296 represents laborers in construction, at the shipyards, heavy and highway and elsewhere.
Portland To diversify, IBEW recruits Aug 3, 2011 NECA-IBEW trains and dispatches black Portlanders who want a starting spot in the electrical trade.
Portland Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites Jul 15, 2011 With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”