Northwest Labor Press

Portland school teachers reach tentative contract

Feb 19, 2010

Deal reached nine days after impasse.

Portland parking meter techs win fight against outsourcing

Feb 5, 2010

Six parking meter technicians will get $28,300 each because City violated outsourcing rules

After 18 months, Portland school teachers still without contract

Jan 15, 2010

Sticking points include health care, wages, workload, and layoff language.

BrucePac faces NLRB charges in mass firing of pro-union workers

Dec 4, 2009

Cooked meat producer BrucePac fired at least 17 union supporters just weeks into a union campaign.

Union members running for seats in May 19 special election

May 15, 2009

Local unions hope to get some of their own elected in Oregon’s May 19 special election, which fills low-profile non-partisan positions like school boards and port commissions. AFSCME member Scott Bailey, regional economist for Southwest

Bus drivers’ union steers industry toward healthier workplace

Apr 18, 2008

Driving a bus might not be top of the list when most people think of hazardous occupations. Bus drivers aren’t rushing into burning buildings or handling downed electric wires. But it turns out driving a

Portland Public Schools backs off hardline stance

Feb 15, 2008

Portland Public Schools (PPS) appears ready to bury the hatchet after a long-running standoff with three of its unions. On Feb. 5, PPS announced a tentative agreement on a new contract with Amalgamated Transit Union

Labor still reeling from 1981 PATCO strike

Jun 1, 2007

The strike had a broad impact on labor, says Georgetown University history professor Joseph McCartin.

Lobbyist for Labor

Mar 2, 2007

Decades defending workers at the Oregon Legislature have earned Mary Botkin an outsized reputation

Union label rare at Starbucks

Jun 4, 2004

At the 5,647 coffee shops owned by Starbucks Corporation in the United States, not a single employee is represented by a union.