St. Charles Medical Center workers vote by slim majority to join SEIU Jan 21, 2011 Workers voted 255 to 251.
UNITE HERE warns of possible labor disputes at Northwest hotels Jan 21, 2011 Union contracts expire this summer at a number of Portland and Seattle hotels.
Union pilots at Evergreen Airlines authorize strike Jan 21, 2011 Union pilots voted to strike if no agreement is reached. Bargaining has been going on for six years.
Korea trade deal draws protests in Portland, Eugene Jan 21, 2011 A Korean unionist tells protesters the deal also weaken labor’s hand in South Korea.
Fired teacher at Portland French School reinstated Jan 21, 2011 A federal judge ordered French citizen Patricia Raclot be offered her job back.
Plumbers Local 290 defend ‘broomball’ title from Fire Fighters Jan 21, 2011 The event promotes residential fire sprinkler systems as a life-saver.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010 Jan 7, 2011 The beginning of a new year is a chance to summarize the year’s most important labor news and tie up loose ends.
Machinists, Woodworkers district lodges consolidate Jan 7, 2011 A new group, 6,000-member International Association of Machinists District W24, is born of merger.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A look back at labor stories of 2010 Jan 7, 2011 At the Northwest Labor Press, the beginning of a new year is a chance to look back on the old one.
Washington State Labor Council leaders pass the baton Jan 7, 2011 Rick Bender and Al Link pass the mantle to Jeff Johnson and Lynne Dodson.
