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Building Community

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria: Union volunteers mobilize for Puerto Rico

Oct 17, 2017

Six Oregon nurses join 300 other union members for a two-week stint in the hurricane’s wake. Here’s what they saw.

Health Care

Medicare-for-all: The time has come

Oct 17, 2017

The proposal has record support in Congress and in polls.

Culture

Unions are wall-to-wall at Keller Auditorium

Oct 16, 2017

With the recent unionization of dancers at the Oregon Ballet Theatre, their shows are now executed by an all-union workforce.

Building Community

Union Manor remodel is complete

Oct 16, 2017

Westmoreland Union Manor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand re-opening after a $45 million remodel.

Jobs

Washington denies crucial permit for proposed coal terminal in Longview

Oct 16, 2017

The $680 million project, backed by 15 labor unions and/or councils, would create 1,000 union construction jobs under a project labor agreement.

In Memoriam

Nellie Fox-Edwards, a pioneer for women in labor

Oct 16, 2017

Oregon lost a working woman’s hero Oct. 6 with the passing of labor leader Nellie Fox-Edwards at age 93.

In Memoriam

Norman Malbin, 1949-2017

Oct 16, 2017

As longtime attorney at IBEW Local 48, he used his knowledge of the law to help union members and working people.

Union Democracy

New union officers at Musicians Local 99

Oct 9, 2017

The 565-member local represents orchestra musicians at Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, and Oregon Ballet Theatre.

National

U.S. Senate confirms Trump nominees to the NLRB

Oct 3, 2017

The federal agency that protects workers’ right to form a union may now be about to reverse years of progress.

Green Jobs

If Labor and Greens join forces

Oct 3, 2017

What role will organized labor play in the transition to a zero-carbon economy?

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