Oregon Oregon Senate confirms Kitzhaber appointees Feb 17, 2012 Dozens of Kitzhaber appointees were confirmed, including including a handful important to labor.
People IBEW Local 48 member uses Heimlich to save life of colleague Feb 1, 2012 Kim Gilliam’s quick reaction came two weeks after an EC company first aid training.
People Architects honor Local 290 member David Roberts Jan 31, 2012 American Institute of Architects honors the work on a Eugene swimming pool boiler.
People John Endicott retires as business manager of UA Local 290 Jan 17, 2012 Endicott, 58, has been Local 290 business manager since March 2002.
People Rich Ahearn, NLRB regional director, retires Jan 12, 2012 Ahearn’s replacement is Ronald Hooks, from the NLRB’s Memphis office.
In Memoriam Lee Hunsaker, former Machinists rep, 1923-2011 Nov 30, 2011 Lee Hunsaker, a former business representative and 69-year member of the Machinists Union, died Nov. 11 of age-related causes. He was 88. Lee G. Hunsaker was born March 28, 1923, in Dillon, Mont., to Isaac
People IBEW organizer appointed to convention center board Oct 18, 2011 Bob Carroll succeeds Ed Barnes on the Vancouver Public Facilities District board of directors.
People At UNITE HERE, gay rights leader bridges two movements May 6, 2011 Gay civil rights leader Cleve Jones was a star guest April 20 at the kickoff of the newly-chartered Oregon chapter of Pride At Work.
People AFSCME 189 elects Hussey president Feb 4, 2011 Debbie Hussey, a union steward at Portland’s 911 call center, outpolled fellow state board member Carol Justice.
Oregon Kitzhaber taps Shepard for labor adviser Jan 21, 2011 Duke Shepard has been Oregon AFL-CIO political director since January 2006.