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Oregon Senate confirms Kitzhaber appointees

Feb 17, 2012

Dozens of Kitzhaber appointees were confirmed, including including a handful important to labor.

2011: Year One of the Great Fightback

Jan 3, 2012

2011 —Year 3 of the Great Recession — may be remembered as Year 1 of the Great Fightback.

Bus drivers at Portland Public Schools ratify deal at First Student

Nov 13, 2011

PPS drivers win temporary labor peace, but struggles continue at other units of First Student.

How to tell summer is here: It’s union picnic season

Jul 1, 2011

This year in the Portland area, union picnic season gets under way next weekend, continues throughout the summer, culminates Labor Day with the area’s biggest union picnic (the Northwest Oregon Labor Council picnic at Oaks Park), and wraps up the weekend after that for several unions.

Bill proposes ‘bereavement’ be added to Family Leave Act

Feb 4, 2011

A member of Bakers Union Local 114 is behind a bill in the Oregon Legislature.

YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010

Jan 7, 2011

The beginning of a new year is a chance to summarize the year’s most important labor news and tie up loose ends.

YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010

Jan 7, 2011

At the Northwest Labor Press, the beginning of a new year is a chance to look back on the old one.

Transit Union 757 pushes back

Nov 5, 2010

TriMet board members got some heat Oct. 28 over the transit agency’s decision to impose terms on union members while it waits for an arbitrator to pick between union and management final contract offers.

ATU balks at Tri-Met plan to impose contract

Oct 15, 2010

While ATU Local 757 officers were away attending the convention of their international union, TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane announced a wage freeze and a requirement that employees contribute to health insurance premiums — without the agreement of the union.

Bus drivers’ union steers industry toward healthier workplace

Apr 18, 2008

Driving a bus might not be top of the list when most people think of hazardous occupations. Bus drivers aren’t rushing into burning buildings or handling downed electric wires. But it turns out driving a