Blazers must recognize stagehands union Apr 13, 2021 An April 1 union vote could get members of IATSE Local 28 back to work at Portland Trail Blazers and Portland Winterhawks home games.
IATSE marks one year out of work due to pandemic Mar 18, 2021 Many members of IATSE Locals 28, 488, B20, and 154 haven’t worked a day since the pandemic turned life upside down a year ago.
THE YEAR OF COVID Mar 3, 2021 March 11 will mark a year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. The pandemic hit the local union movement highly unevenly.
Blazers workers left out in the cold Dec 30, 2020 Union crews that typically work Portland Trailblazer home games at the Moda Center have been replaced with non-union workers.
John E. Clatworthy, 1947-2020 Oct 5, 2020 Clatworthy worked for the Portland Opera and was president of IATSE Local 28.
‘Together4Oregon’ fundraiser helps unemployed Aug 6, 2020 Labor’s Community Service Agency was among 4 non-profits helped by a live funderaiser on KGW-TV July 18 to help Oregon residents hit hardest by COVID-19.
Labor confronts police brutality Jun 17, 2020 Union members are taking part in protests, joining morning-after cleanup parties, and even walking off the job in support of Black Lives Matter.
IATSE delivers food to out-of-work members in need Apr 1, 2020 More than 200 members are out of work at Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Rose Garden Arena, Memorial Coliseum, and elsewhere.
Laid-off costume department workers volunteer to make protective masks Apr 1, 2020 Hospitals and home health care workers are facing a shortage of masks, and are calling for donations.
On the job with IATSE Local 28 Feb 26, 2019 Almost no one knows what they do, but entertainment riggers are the workers that make the spectacle of show business possible.
