Collective Bargaining 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
Collective Bargaining 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.
People Lobbyist for Labor Mar 2, 2007 Decades defending workers at the Oregon Legislature have earned Mary Botkin an outsized reputation
Buy Union 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.
Jobs LERC professor says job training not solution to unemployment Nov 1, 2002 Union membership plays bigger role in wage rates than education.
Workers Rights Portland cabbies stage wildcat strike at Broadway Cab Sep 21, 2001 In a series of job actions, over 100 Broadway Cab drivers oppose a money grab by the company.
