Transit union cries foul as TriMet contracts out shuttle service for its own drivers Jan 2, 2019 Is Oregon’s largest transit agency incapable of operating a single shuttle bus? You might think so given a recent TriMet board action.
Union cannabis comes to Oregon Jan 2, 2019 UFCW represents workers at the new Salem location of Seattle-based cannabis retail chain Have a Heart.
2018 in review Jan 1, 2019 As chronicled in the Northwest Labor Press, here are some of the most important developments for labor and working people in 2018.
Washington state minimum wage rises to $12 Jan 1, 2019 And in Seattle, Tacoma, and SeaTac, it’s even higher.
Thank you labor, and labor allies, for caring about our community Dec 31, 2018 The 2018 Presents From Partners event: Thousands of toys, 170 union volunteers, and 650 children.
This year’s SAG awards watch party will raise money for a union actor who’s fighting for his life Dec 27, 2018 Local SAG-AFTRA president Robert Blanche is battling complications from a double lung transplant.
Questions for Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson Dec 20, 2018 Washington’s top union leader, retiring soon, talks candidly about the highs and lows of his 40 years in the labor movement.
HALL OF SHAMERS: The millionaire union member athletes who crossed hotel maid strike picket lines Dec 20, 2018 It’s bad enough when regular members of the public cross a strike picket line.
Boeing Machinist Larry Brown wins close race to lead Washington AFL-CIO Dec 20, 2018 Washington State Labor Council coordinates the political efforts of more than 600 affiliated local unions in Washington.
THE REST OF THE STORY: A look back at some of the stories we reported in 2018 … and what happened afterward Dec 20, 2018 Updates on the union campaigns at Precision Castparts, New Seasons, and Reed College, plus President Trump’s “infrastructure Neverland”
