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Union Organizing

Boeing South Carolina votes to stay nonunion

Feb 16, 2017

South Carolina Boeing rejected the Machinists Union by a three-to-one margin

Worker safety

UNDER THE ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE: Investigating a low-bid nonunion contractor, a union finds problems aplenty

Feb 15, 2017

Under the Ross Island Bridge Feb. 8, a painter plummeted 40 feet and landed on his own son, putting both in the hospital.

National

Another state goes ‘right-to-work’ – Missouri

Feb 14, 2017

Missouri follows close on the heels of Kentucky, and a right-to-work bill in Congress would bar any requirement to pay union dues nationwide.

Portland

Huge tenant win at Portland City Council

Feb 14, 2017

It’s the closest thing to rent control: All but the smallest landlords will pay tenants a relocation fee of up to $4,500 if they raise rent more than 10 percent or issue a no-cause eviction.

In Memoriam

Lynn R. Lehrbach, 1937-2017

Feb 14, 2017

The career union rep worked on civil rights for the UAW, and later served as political director for Teamsters Joint Council 37.

Comment

What we see today in the streets is an insurgency of epic proportions

Feb 14, 2017

If this grassroots movement can be maintained and grow, the 2018 election will bring change.

Analysis

The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon

Feb 14, 2017

Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.

Union Organizing

Buffett-owned Precision Castparts busts union drive in California

Feb 14, 2017

“Union avoidance” consultants turned around a Machinists union drive at a Los Angeles area aerospace parts manufacturer.

Jobs

Apprentices can benefit from energy infrastructure projects

Feb 14, 2017

Keep Washington Competitive, a business-labor coalition that supports energy infrastructure projects, arranged a tour of IBEW training center for elected leaders.

People

Brett Hinsley hired by Cement Masons international

Feb 13, 2017

Business agent Geoff Kossak was appointed by the Executive Board to complete Hinsley’s unexpired term as business manager.

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