Northwest Labor Press

After 10 years at Oregon OSHA, Watson went to work for the Oregon Building Trades Council and the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council.

Training center director Aida Aranda, who died Feb. 27, was a proud Laborer and a dedicated advocate for apprenticeship.

Unions have led the fight for strong regulations and vigorous enforcement to protect the safety and health of workers and their communities.

The Oregon labor movement suffered a great and devastating loss on Feb. 27 when our sister Aida Aranda passed away suddenly.

SB 594 would add demolition and hazardous waste removal to the requirement that prevailing wage be paid on public construction projects.

The state’s only teachers union at an online-only school ratified its first contract in a unanimous March 10 vote.

Hospital techs at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles have ratified their first union contract, almost 18 months after unionizing.

Three days after voting down a company contract offer, workers at a Northwest Portland roof shingle factory walked out and shut it down.

At least 23 major work stoppages broke out last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 22—up from 16 the previous year.

Oregon OSHA has the lowest fines in the nation: The average for a fatal accident is $1,077. Oregon labor wants that to change.