Workers say no to union at Mississippi Nissan plant Aug 7, 2017 After a decade-long campaign by United Auto Workers, workers at a Nissan auto plant in Canton, Mississippi rejected unionization in a 2,244 to 1,307 vote Aug. 3-4.
THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS Aug 1, 2017 Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland Aug 1, 2017 The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
Labor highlights from the 2017 Oregon Legislature Aug 1, 2017 Lawmakers passed landmark labor laws, but dropped the ball on tax fairness and housing.
U.S. House votes down effort to weaken federal prevailing wage Aug 1, 2017 SW Washington’s Jamie Herrera Beutler votes to cut Davis-Bacon.
Nonunion concrete contractor gets prison sentence in wage fraud case Aug 1, 2017 Caught violating prevailing wage, he lied to investigators about repaying the money — and offered money to employees to lie and say he’d paid them.
Tentative City of Portland agreement delivers sizable raises for members of Laborers Local 483 Aug 1, 2017 If ratified, the two contracts will cover over 1,000 city workers.
Portland delivers message on USPS’ 242nd birthday Aug 1, 2017 Job cuts are causing longer lines and delay of mail delivery.
Lawsuit says nonunion ODOT contractor tolerated severe sex and racial harassment Jul 25, 2017 The lawsuit against Ross Island Bridge contractor Abhe & Svoboda seeks a jury trial in federal district court.
