Union members have the power to decide elections … when they vote.

Local 88 objects not just to the mandatory return, but the fact that it was developed without worker input.

At Daimler’s Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant, the mood drifted between celebratory and somber as employees, past and present, gathered Oct. 2 to say goodbye to a factory where they had built over half a million trucks.

Keith Sonderling's confirmation vote ended up being along strict party lines, with 47 Republicans voting for and 41 Democrats against.

The council’s Finance and Governance Committee of the Whole took public testimony Oct. 8 on the proposal. 

One union member’s passion for procedure started as nerd love for spreadsheets.

The measure would embed in the city’s charter a virtually un-fixable concept that would redirect 2% of General Fund expenditures each year.

At Bricklayers Local 1, he contributed to lasting contract and benefit gains.