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Union democracy

Incumbent slate re-elected at ATU Local 757

At the top of the slate, Shirley Block was re-elected with 55 percent of the vote, outpolling four challengers.
Building our communities

NOLC Labor Appreciation Night raises $9,100 for LCSA

Top award at the well-attended event went to Keith Edwards, retired business manager of IBEW Local 48.
Collective bargaining

LIFT passengers support unions too

Workers at TriMet LIFT are bargaining for a new contract, but it’s not going well.
Oregon

Oregon governor Kate Brown nominates unionists to boards

Former IBEW Local 48 business manager Keith Edwards will join the TriMet Board.
Politics

Questions for Portland City Council Candidate Julia DeGraw

DeGraw talked about her ideas for City Council.
In Memoriam

Ron Heintzman: 1953-2018

The Portland transit union leader helped build Local 757, and was briefly national union president.
Culture

A view from the driver seat

A TriMet bus driver writing under the pseudonym "Deke N. Blue" has been blogging about life behind the wheel since 2012. Now he's published a book.
In Memoriam

Nellie Fox-Edwards, a pioneer for women in labor

Oregon lost a working woman’s hero Oct. 6 with the passing of labor leader Nellie Fox-Edwards at age 93.
Building our communities

Unions react to the MAX killings

One of the murdered Good Samaritans was a union member at the City of Portland.
Building our communities

Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity

The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
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