Northwest Labor Press

Strike votes will take place in Portland, Tigard, Bend, and Klamath Falls. The union is next scheduled to meet with Kroger on Dec. 6-7.

Since a private equity firm bought the mill from Weyerhaeuser, the company has cut wages and halted retirement contributions.

Directing business representative Wayne Thompson has retired, and Brandon Bryant and Will Lukens are the new top officers.

A business group says the $250 per ton tax on industrial enterprises that emit pollutants would unfairly target industry, and threaten jobs.

Bob Bussel did security for Cesar Chavez. He had lunch with the real Norma Rae. And he spent 27 years training generations of labor leaders.

Workers stood solid for five weeks and won big, doubling their raises and rejecting a plan to cut pensions for new hires.

The new law spends $1.2 trillion over five years to upgrade bridges, highways, rail, transit, ports, airports, water systems, and more.

The massive strike was averted when management dropped its anti-union two tier demand and agreed to raise wages 10% over the next four years.

Roughly 100 workers at 5 Portland-area Burgerville locations are about to be the first fast food workers in America to have a union contract.

Josyln Baker ran unopposed after incumbent Percy Winters Jr. opted not to seek a third term. AFSCME Local 88 represents 3,400 workers.