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Green Jobs

Green jobs, but not for you

Jul 14, 2020

Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.

Union Organizing

Climate justice group goes antiunion

Jul 14, 2020

When workers at the Center for Sustainable Economy announced their union, the last thing they expected was to be confronted by a union-busting law firm.

Jobs

Furloughed workers tighten belts waiting for WorkShare benefits

Jul 14, 2020

It seemed like a win-win when unions approved the furloughs, but Workshare benefits promised by the Oregon Employment Department have been slow to arrive.

Building Community

No childcare means parents can’t work. What can be done?

Jul 14, 2020

As over a third of family child care providers have closed the last seven years, there’s demand for a childcare system that serves working class families.

Comment

A Tale of Two Worlds

Jul 14, 2020

The world where President Trump and his allies live couldn’t be further from the world we live in. 

Collective Bargaining

AFSCME Local 88 ratifies 1-year contract extension with Multnomah County

Jul 14, 2020

The contract covers 3,200 County workers and the extension provides for a 2.9% cost of living adjustment effective July 1.

Jobs

Union-community coalition asks City Council to break impasse over labor standards for Broadway Corridor

Jul 14, 2020

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will meet July 20 with the developer and the coalition to see if the impasse can be broken.

Uncategorized

Over 800 Providence hospital workers lose their union over one smudged ballot

Jul 8, 2020

It’s the latest decision by Trump appointees on the NLRB who seem determined to reverse labor rights reforms of the Obama era.

Multnomah County

Beating the odds, free public preschool ballot initiative turns in signatures

Jul 8, 2020

Aimed at the November 2020 ballot, it would provide free preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds in Multnomah County, and living wages for preschool teachers.

Culture

Police unions come in for questioning

Jul 1, 2020

Police unions have almost always been an awkward fit in the House of Labor.

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