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International

Factory owner hires hit man in plot to take out union representative

Jun 16, 2021

CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: The owner worried that the union activist would destroy the “family spirit” at the company.

Union Democracy

New leadership at Painters Local 10

Jun 16, 2021

Local 10’s new president, Mark Fleming, is a 38-year member of IUPAT who has worked for Thompson Metal Fab since 1998.

Comment

Is it a labor shortage crisis, or a low wage, no benefits crisis? 

Jun 16, 2021

It’s hard to miss the countless news stories claiming that current labor shortages are the result of overly generous unemployment benefits.

Collective Bargaining

At Portland-area construction sites, union painters are primed for ‘Summer of Chaos’

Jun 2, 2021

Local Painters union members have been falling behind for a generation. They’re not gonna take it any more.

Union Organizing

Oregon legislative aides become first in nation to unionize

Jun 2, 2021

Oregon’s Democratic and Republican state legislators may not agree on much, but their staff agree on something big: They want a union.

Union Organizing

Workers at Hillsboro library join AFSCME

Jun 2, 2021

The 101 workers will next bargain a contract. Except for police and fire, the rest of the City of Hillsboro’s workforce remains non-union.

Jobs

Management bloat: At Clark College, more administrators, fewer staff 

Jun 2, 2021

Unions say ongoing budget cuts are part of a pattern that is undermining Clark College’s ability to provide a quality education.

Oregon

Oregon labor’s May 18 ballot scorecard

Jun 2, 2021

In Oregon’s May 2021 election, unions and labor councils got active in races for school boards, and won nearly three in four.

Collective Bargaining

Bakers in another standoff at Nabisco

Jun 2, 2021

The snack-maker, flush with profits amid a snack boom, is demanding further concessions from its main union.

Trade

Trump’s new NAFTA labor rules to be tested

Jun 2, 2021

The AFL-CIO says 600 Mexican auto parts workers were fired in acts of retaliation for union activity—violating Mexico’s labor rights pledge.

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