Ham: Two pick-up trucks worth Jan 1, 2020 Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and local unions contributed $5,585 worth of hams for Lower Columbia CAP Meals on Wheels.
Who won the Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge? The results are in Jan 1, 2020 Five unions competed for bragging rights in the annual Presents from Partners Toy Challenge.
Grand Central Bakery workers join union Dec 18, 2019 Despite appeals from the CEO, workers at the Portland wholesale bakery voted 29-9 to be union-represented.
AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty Dec 18, 2019 For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.
Union fever spreading at Cascadia Behavioral Health Dec 18, 2019 Last year, 270 Cascadia workers joined AFSCME; now 220 more are on route to joining them.
2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE Dec 18, 2019 Burgerville has twice been nominated for Scrooge of the Year by the group Portland Jobs With Justice, but this year, the fast food chain won the most votes for its record of firing union supporters and stonewalling union negotiations.
Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle to TriMet: Don’t eliminate apprenticeships! Dec 18, 2019 TriMet has been proposing in union contract bargaining to scrap its bus and light rail maintenance mechanic training programs.
UFCW Local 555 returns to original Kaiser union coalition Dec 18, 2019 The union is leaving the recently-formed Alliance of Health Care Unions as of Jan. 1
Corvallis nurses reject contract offer Dec 18, 2019 Over 500 nurses have been working at Good Samaritan without a contract since June 30.
Unions come together to put on massive holiday party for families experiencing hard times Dec 18, 2019 The annual labor of love has become a highlight of the union calendar at holiday season.
