Northwest Labor Press

Raises at Schnitzer scrapyard

Sep 5, 2019

At Schnitzer Steel’s North Portland scrap yard, a unit of 123 workers has ratified a new contract.

THE UNITER

Sep 5, 2019

Tapped for the job at a time of crisis, Tom Chamberlain helped reunify Oregon’s labor movement.

Coming up: Oregon AFL-CIO biennial convention

Sep 4, 2019

Several hundred delegates and guests will hear from national and state union leaders, elect a new president and secretary-treasurer, and vote on dozens of policy resolutions.

The only union shop around: Tube Art Group sign installers join IBEW 48

Sep 4, 2019

Workers at Tube Art Group ratified their first contract last month. It’s the first unionized sign installation company since the 1980s.

ATU Local 757 picnic raffle raises $965 for Labor’s Community Services Agency

Sep 4, 2019

The money was raised in a 50/50 drawing the union held at its annual picnic at Blue Lake Park last month.

Troll on the Hill

Aug 16, 2019

At OHSU, a union volunteer uncovered management bargaining team members engaging in obscene social media trolling, leading to the resignation of OHSU’s director of human resources.