Collective Bargaining Oregon’s most proletarian professors protest bottom 10 percent pay Nov 20, 2013 Talks head into mediation with PSU proposing less-than-inflation raises
Retirement Congress to weigh letting union pension plans cut benefits to remain solvent Nov 12, 2013 Wall Street losses are putting pension plans — and union construction firms — at risk
Workers Rights Judge rules PIRG call center fired worker for union activism Nov 12, 2013 The Fund for the Public Interest is ordered to reinstate David Neal with back pay
Building Community Bricklayers win national award for work on historic Oswego Iron Furnace Nov 12, 2013 Members of Local 1 repaired and restored the 44-foot-tall historic landmark.
Clark County All labor-backed candidates for Vancouver City Council win Nov 12, 2013 Genetic food labeling initiative I-522 fails
Collective Bargaining Still no deal for teachers at Portland Public Schools Nov 12, 2013 Class size is a key sticking point
Workers Rights City of Portland to union rep: Get off the property Nov 12, 2013 A union rep distributes buttons and talks to members, without management’s permission
Comment This is no time for safety net cuts Nov 12, 2013 For the working poor, the recovery never came
Union Democracy Portland-based Boilermakers Local 500 consolidates with Local 242 in Spokane Nov 12, 2013 The new local represents 550 construction boilermakers in Washington and Oregon
Union Democracy SEIU locals 503 and 49 discuss merger Nov 6, 2013 Merged union would be 65,000-strong in government, health care and building services