When are elected officials going to get serious? Unions condemn the continued mask shortage May 13, 2020 Remember the proverb about the kingdom that was lost for the want of a horseshoe nail? Today, America is in crisis over the want of a 60-cent mask.
So much for antitrust? Government approves merger of paper mill giants Dec 4, 2018 More paper mill closures ahead? The nation’s second largest paper producer just gobbled up the fifth largest.
End of an era: West Linn paper mill to close, after 128 years Oct 31, 2017 The former Crown-Zellerbach mill once employed 1,600 people.
AWPPW rejects Georgia-Pacific / Koch Industries concessionary contract proposal Aug 16, 2017 Profitable Georgia-Pacific proposed a two-tier wage and benefit system, and a slew of other concessions.
Greg Pallesen elected president of AWPPW Oct 27, 2016 An autonomous division of the Carpenters, AWPPW represents 4,500 pulp and paper mill workers.
Foreign trade ruled a factor in Newberg paper mill closure Apr 1, 2016 About 200 workers lost jobs at WestRock, formerly SP Fiber.
At Longview paper mill, strike is over, but dispute continues Nov 3, 2015 Union’s vice president says he wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lockout by the end of the year.
Longview mill workers end strike without a contract Sep 18, 2015 AWPPW Local 153 makes an unconditional offer to return to work at Kapstone paper mill and box plant after a nine-day strike
AWPPW begins strike at Kapstone mill in Longview Sep 1, 2015 On day four, a striker is hit by a replacement worker driving through the picket line
Nearly 2,000 Oregon jobs lost to trade in 2012 Feb 12, 2013 Oregon Fair Trade Campaign’s tally: 55,000 Oregon jobs lost since NAFTA
