Northwest Labor Press

Rutledge led Woodworkers Local Lodge W12 in Klamath Falls, and was one of the longest serving members of the Oregon AFL-CIO Executive Board.

He was directing business rep for the Machinists Woodworkers regional council and president of the Southwestern Oregon Central Labor Council.

Labor organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington are supporting over 100 candidates and ballot measure campaigns.

Joe Biden is putting forward the most pro-labor campaign planks of any Democratic presidential nominee in generations.

The mail-in voting system in Oregon and Washington is a model for other states.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called it one of the most complex and ambitious development projects the City has ever taken on.

The contract locks in raises of $2.25 an hour and enrolls workers in the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension.

A year after unionizing, with no first union contract signed, some were ready to dump the union, but the majority voted to stay the course.

Since June, the task force has been sharing and promoting best practices, and visiting construction job sites.

The agency has given 700 families $125,000 in assistance through its Helping Hands Temporary Hardship Program since COVID-19 hit the region.