Northwest Labor Press

Two $1,000 scholarships are available to dependents of union members whose locals are affiliated with the council. Applications due Sept. 18.

Machinists Lodge 63’s annual motorcycle poker run, known as the Chuck Drake Memorial Guide Dog Dash, raises money for Guide Dogs of America.

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Masih, 52, has practiced law for more than 25 years. She’s spent most of her career with Bennett Hartman, a prominent pro-labor law firm.

The two-year contract covers nearly 25,000 workers represented by SEIU Local 503. It provides 13% raises and a one-time $1,500 bonus.

Members of the Association of Flight Attendants say it’s time they got a real raise. And they mean to get it.

TV and film writers have been on strike since May 2, and TV and film actors in SAG-AFTRA have been on strike since July 14.

Teachers also want better security measures, an enforceable limit to class sizes, and public school for every child over the age of 3.

Seven months after bargaining began, there’s no sign the union is near a contract with the natural foods grocery chain.

Local 206 filed suit in U.S. District Court saying Nabisco outsourced work, then refused to follow the grievance process.

Never one to seek the limelight, she served the Laborers for decades as a tireless foot soldier for the cause of labor.