Union vote scheduled at The Columbian newspaper Oct 16, 2019 Management at the family-owned paper isn’t mounting the kind of scorched-earth anti-union campaign that some employers use, but is making it clear they hope employees will vote no.
Newly ratified grocery contracts raise wages for 20,000 Oregon and Washington workers Oct 12, 2019 Workers will get wage increases of up to $2.70 an hour over three years, plus a guarantee of 20 hours a week with benefits for those who want it.
Union contract avoidance: Multnomah County says seniority rights don’t apply Oct 7, 2019 Nonunion non-profit CareOregon is taking over work that’s been done by unionized County employees up to now.
Merkley, Bonamici applaud House panel vote to ban asbestos Oct 7, 2019 The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 now goes to the full House.
UFCW reaches tentative deal after 6-day grocery boycott Oct 2, 2019 If approved, the new union contracts would cover about 20,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Tentative deal avoids strike at seven Oregon universities Oct 2, 2019 The agreement includes the largest cost-of-living raise that university support workers have received in more than a decade.
Oregon AFSCME: ‘No endorsement, no financial support’ for PERS cutters Oct 2, 2019 All but a few Democrats voted to cut public employee retirement contributions. Now they’ll go without AFSCME’s support for re-election.
2019 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report Oct 2, 2019 Delegates learned new words, like “cisgender,” charted a new political course, and passed the torch of leadership to a new generation.
New leadership at the Oregon AFL-CIO Oct 2, 2019 Graham Trainor, 38, and Christy O’Neill, 32, won the unanimous support of delegates at the Oregon AFL-CIO’s biennial convention.
Machinists help disabled kids ‘catch a memory’ at fish hatchery Oct 1, 2019 Non-profit Tillamook Anglers hosted the 27th Annual Fishing Day for Kids with Disabilities.
