KOIN-TV accused of “union-busting” Sep 26, 2013 Off-camera workers are having a hard time getting a contract from the new owner
Strikes were up in 2011, but still extremely rare Feb 8, 2012 The Verizon and NFL strikes were the year’s biggest.
We are the 99 percent: Unions get behind the Occupy movement Oct 18, 2011 Unions line up in support of Occupy Wall Street as the movement explodes.
CWA Local 7901 signs first contract with Free Geek Aug 8, 2011 Twenty-two workers at Free Geek, a local computer recycler, ratified their first union contract July 19.
Labor law violations pile up at Dosha Salon Aug 3, 2011 In June and July, CWA files four more charges with the National Labor Relations Board.
Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites Jul 15, 2011 With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”
Apollo Alliance merges into BlueGreen Jul 15, 2011 Two labor-environmental coalitions have merged as of July 1. The Apollo Alliance, launched in 2003 as a coalition of environmental, labor, business and community leaders, is now a project of the BlueGreen Alliance.
AFL-CIO’s Union Summer returns to Portland Jul 1, 2011 Portland has been selected one of eight cities to host Union Summer, a 10-week national AFL-CIO internship program for college students.
