Local

Mayor Charlie Hales appoints Myers to succeed John Mohlis of the State Building Trades Council

Clark County Councilor Dave Madore plans to push local measure targeting public employees

The wage floor covers 150 janitors and guards and parking attendants and about 20 City workers

A City task force will propose new taxi regs by April

If passed it would be a more than $4 jump for janitors, security guards and others

City of Portland says it will rewrite rules by April 9 to make Uber legal

Otherwise, it was a tough night for labor unions in Southwest Washington

The Working America field operations director is a graduate of the Oregon Labor Candidate School

Amendment would add two members to County Commission, cut its pay, and allow initiatives

Blue-ribbon commission will come up with reforms to City water and sewer bureaus

GOP commissioners Madore and Mielke appointed Ed Barnes to spite Democrat Craig Pridemore

Soaked by high water bills, 26-156 might sound like a good idea … ’til you know the details.

Barnes is third in line to replace Steve Stuart

Tootie Smith pledges to shine a light on union tactics until her dying days.

Teamsters think it was Bernard who put the existing contract out for competition.

Retired union official threatened with lawsuit for speaking his mind at public meetings

Genetic food labeling initiative I-522 fails

The local represents workers at Multnomah County.

Four unionists are among 110 vying for 15 spots as charter “freeholders” in the Nov. 5 election

The Central Labor Council backed five for Vancouver City Council and mayor