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IBEW Local 659

Training the Next Generation

Utility line workers compete at Lineman Rodeo

The contest tests utility line workers for speed, safety and trade skills, and raises money for the Oregon Burn Center.
Our Jobs

Will Google Fiber be installed union in Portland?

The company's $300 million high-speed Internet rollout could spell years of work for hundreds of union linemen.
Workers Rights

Southern Oregon University pays $2.5 million wage settlement to workers who built new campus dorms

The settlement wasn’t about cheating workers, but about how the university handled bidding.
Collective bargaining

Medford teachers end 16-day strike

The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.
Union democracy

Lennie Ellis succeeds Ron Jones at IBEW 659

Jones retires after 14 years as head of the 2,060-member local.
Our Jobs

Pacific Power slashes workforce

Four months after a $50 billion dividend, Pacific Power cuts workers, some of whom had moved to take the job.
Workers Rights

Trees Inc accused of harassing union steward

NLRB is looking into the allegations

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