People Local 29 ironworker will work for Washington building trades Sep 14, 2023 Journeyman Minna Long started a new job Aug. 28 with the Washington State Building Trades Council.
People Referee for democracy Sep 14, 2023 Larry Taylor is on a mission: training members on how to use the tools of democracy in their unions.
People Jodi Guetzloe Parker’s life in Labor Aug 24, 2023 Never one to seek the limelight, she served the Laborers for decades as a tireless foot soldier for the cause of labor.
People UO LERC now fully staffed Aug 4, 2023 The addition of Rebekah Whittaker and Janet Bauer means LERC can expand its reach of research and trainings.
People New union rep for Northwest Natural Jul 21, 2023 Jordan Fosdick, a service technician at the natural gas utility, will represent nearly 600 members of OPEIU Local 11.
People The skill to save a life Jul 21, 2023 A union crane operator earns a police commendation for keeping cool when it mattered.
People WHY SHE LEFT Jul 6, 2023 Nurses are burned out and quitting the profession like never before. One psychiatric nurse shares why she quit her job at Unity.
People Juggling, hula-hooping bus driver hears birds calling Jul 6, 2023 Bus operator Cindy Kassab, a member of ATU Local 747, heads into retirement with honors after a record 47 years driving for TriMet.
People Union: How to turn a job into a career Jun 16, 2023 Workers who help homeless addicts can be one mishap away from homelessness themselves. Their union gives hope it can be a longterm calling.
People Roofer to professor, and back again Jun 16, 2023 Local 49’s new organizer Matt Lambert is ready to scream the union gospel from the rooftops.