IBEW Local 48 Archives - Page 8 of 14

At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news

Jul 7, 2016

Meanwhile, in Seattle, City Council takes the unions’ side.

Verizon strike goes nationwide

May 9, 2016

The East Coast landline strike spreads, with solidarity pickets around the country.

Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion

Mar 15, 2016

Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48

New submarine-hunting drone is union built in Oregon

Mar 15, 2016

The drone sub is made by members of Iron Workers Shopmen’s Local 516 and IBEW Local 48.

KGW-TV on trial for labor violation

Mar 15, 2016

KGW wants an end to union jurisdiction, but won’t show why it needs that

IBEW 48: More diverse than it used to be

Mar 1, 2016

A new online video by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) calls attention to diversity in Portland-headquartered Local 48. Local 48 was an all-white all-male union until 1941, but today, about one in five are

Governor Brown appoints two labor nominees to workers’ comp committee

Feb 3, 2016

Kevin Billman of UFCW and IBEW Local 48 staff attorney Diana Winther are nominees for MLAC.

Giving Back: IBEW Local 48 members gather warm clothes and blankets for homeless

Dec 29, 2015

Union Gospel Mission gets a union assist.

Volunteers from IBEW Local 48 help light up The Grotto Festival of Lights

Dec 15, 2015

Continuing a 28-year tradition, IBEW Local 48 volunteers install 500,000 lights.

IBEW’s Gary Young appointed to Port Commission

Oct 8, 2015

Young takes the spot held by former ILWU Local 8 president Bruce Holte.