Collective Bargaining Labor peace, finally, between DCTU and the City of Portland Apr 29, 2014 City workers get cost-of-living, mostly, and preserve protection against outsourcing
Politics Union member runs for open seat in Oregon Legislature Apr 29, 2014 Schoolteacher Deborah Barnes is running for Carolyn Tomei’s Southeast Portland seat
Politics Columbia Pacific Building Trades announces political endorsements Apr 29, 2014 The group includes 28 construction union locals that represent about 20,000 workers
Collective Bargaining PSU profs say new contract is Step 1 in combatting creeping corporatization Apr 17, 2014 Greater job security, and modest raises, will help stabilize faculty
Comment No profit is worth the cost of our lives Apr 16, 2014 We must recommit to making our workplaces safer
Comment Proposed Water District ballot measure: Unions say ‘No’ Apr 16, 2014 The measure has so many flaws that it’s hard to list them all.
Worker safety OSHA silica rule: just a few more months, maybe Apr 16, 2014 Exposed workers are dying, but business groups howl at the expense of prevention
Building Community Iron Workers step up to the plate in Oregon City Apr 16, 2014 Volunteers build a baseball practice facility for Oregon City High School.
In Memoriam Phil Parker, 1946-2014 Apr 15, 2014 The retired IBEW Local 48 officer was head of the SW Washington Labor Roundtable