Oregon/Washington Archives - Page 31 of 32

IBEW’s Malbin to co-chair prevailing wage advisory panel

Jan 21, 2011

Norman Malbin is in-house counsel for the IBEW Local 48.

Kitzhaber taps Shepard for labor adviser

Jan 21, 2011

Duke Shepard has been Oregon AFL-CIO political director since January 2006.

Unions prepare to defend working families agenda in Salem

Jan 21, 2011

Oregon’s citizen legislature convenes Feb. 1.

Machinists, Woodworkers district lodges consolidate

Jan 7, 2011

A new group, 6,000-member International Association of Machinists District W24, is born of merger.

Kulongoski report takes aim at state employees’ compensation

Dec 17, 2010

 Oregon’s outgoing governor is proposing that next year’s Legislature make a series of cuts to state employee compensation.

AFSCME’s Ridderbusch named to governor-elect’s transition team

Dec 10, 2010

Oregon AFSCME staff rep Randy Ridderbusch has been named to Governor-elect John Kitzhaber’s transition team regarding the Department of Human Services, the Department of Corrections and the Oregon Youth Authority.

Mohlis, Byrd named to governor-elect’s transition team

Dec 3, 2010

Oregon Governor-elect John Kitzhaber campaigned on job creation, and even before taking office announced the formation of five teams aimed at helping grow Oregon’s economy. Each team will develop statutory and regulatory recommendations for the legislative session that begins Feb. 1.

Labor vote makes the difference in tight Oregon races

Nov 19, 2010

In Oregon, organized labor’s get-out-the-vote campaign propelled Democrat John Kitzhaber to the governor’s mansion. Kitzhaber defeated political newcomer Chris Dudley by the narrowest of margins. Labor-endorsed candidates also fared quite well down the ticket.

Oregon, Washington labor weigh election results

Nov 5, 2010

Oregon voters mostly returned labor-backed Democrats to office, bucking the national Republican tsunami in the midterm elections. But for Washington’s union movement, election night was bittersweet.

Unions fight Washington ballot measure to privatize workers comp

Oct 15, 2010

A lot is at stake on the Washington ballot this year, and the Washington State Labor Council, the statewide body of the AFL-CIO, is working to get the word out about ballot measures that will impact workers — like a measure to privatize Washington’s workers’ comp system.