Labor leaders attend Obama Intel visit Mar 4, 2011 A dozen plus Oregon labor leaders attended President Barack Obama’s Feb. 18 “winning the future” speech at Intel Corp. in Hillsboro.
Mr. President: Americans can’t afford job-killing trade deals Mar 4, 2011 Outside President Obama’s Feb. 18 visit to Intel, activists picketed to remind him of his pledge to halt NAFTA-style trade treaties.
Spirit of Madison at Oregon rallies Mar 4, 2011 At a pair of rallies Feb. 25 and 26 in Portland and Salem, Oregonians showed solidarity with Midwest public workers.
We are all Wisconsin: Nationwide fightback on the rise Mar 4, 2011 A new crop of Republican governors has declared war on unions, provoking the biggest showdown since Reagan fired air traffic controllers in 1981.
SEIU 49 scores Oregon’s biggest private-sector win in decades Feb 18, 2011 Support and maintenance workers at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend voted 267 to 261 to unionize.
Unions call for boycott of Columbian newspaper Feb 18, 2011 Two labor groups are calling for a boycott of The Columbian, the Vancouver daily newspaper.
OSHA pulls rule on reporting ergonomics injuries Feb 18, 2011 OSHA will hold off asking employers to record musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel on a form they already fill out.
New book brings to life MLK’s dreams of economic justice Feb 18, 2011 Labor scholar Michael Honey has published a collection of King’s speeches about economic justice.
Union pension fund invests $22M in Coquille hospital Feb 18, 2011 AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust is investing $22 million to construct a building adjacent to Coquille Valley Hospital.
AFSCME 189 elects Hussey president Feb 4, 2011 Debbie Hussey, a union steward at Portland’s 911 call center, outpolled fellow state board member Carol Justice.