Northwest Labor Press

Apollo Alliance merges into BlueGreen

Jul 15, 2011

Two labor-environmental coalitions have merged as of July 1. The Apollo Alliance, launched in 2003 as a coalition of environmental, labor, business and community leaders, is now a project of the BlueGreen Alliance.

Congress could vote on Korea, Colombia, Panama deals in July

Jul 1, 2011

The NAFTA-style treaties would add to the trade deficit and make outsourcing easier.

How to tell summer is here: It’s union picnic season

Jul 1, 2011

This year in the Portland area, union picnic season gets under way next weekend, continues throughout the summer, culminates Labor Day with the area’s biggest union picnic (the Northwest Oregon Labor Council picnic at Oaks Park), and wraps up the weekend after that for several unions.

Judge hears NLRB complaint vs. Boeing over South Carolina move

Jul 1, 2011

NLRB’s case against Boeing goes to the heart of workers’ right to strike.

Union contractor installs solar vehicle charging station in Portland

Jul 1, 2011

The first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, a solar-powered charging station for electrical vehicles opened June 8 at the Portland Development Commission parking lot. It’s the creation of Christenson Electric and EV4 Oregon.

NALC food drive collects 70.6 million pounds nationwide

Jul 1, 2011

The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive — the biggest single food drive in the U.S. — collected 70.6 million pounds of food nationwide on May 14, just short of the all-time yearly record set in 2010.

AFL-CIO’s Union Summer returns to Portland

Jul 1, 2011

Portland has been selected one of eight cities to host Union Summer, a 10-week national AFL-CIO internship program for college students.

Laborers Local 483 re-elects Beetle

Jul 1, 2011

In mail ballots counted June 15, Richard “Buz” Beetle was elected to a third three-year term as business manager of Laborers Local 483, outpolling challenger Ron McKinney 173 to 134.

Vancouver Laborers Local 335 re-elects Dave Ritchey

Jun 17, 2011

Ritchey defeated challenger Randy Dalton by nearly a 3-to-1 margin.

Laborers Local 320 re-elects business manager Dave Tischer

Jun 17, 2011

Tischer defeated challenger Robert Prominski by a wide margin.