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IBEW Local 89

Union Organizing

Oregon legislative aides become first in nation to unionize

Jun 2, 2021

Oregon’s Democratic and Republican state legislators may not agree on much, but their staff agree on something big: They want a union.

Collective Bargaining

IBEW 89 warns labor strife may be coming with purchaser of Frontier

May 18, 2021

It took 10 weeks to get bargaining dates with Ziply Fiber, and then the company was a no-show at the first scheduled bargaining session.

Union Organizing

Union vote set for Oregon legislative aides

May 4, 2021

Ballots will be counted May 28 to determine if a group of 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers want a union.

Union Organizing

Staff at the Oregon Legislature can unionize, Board rules

Apr 14, 2021

Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.

Union Organizing

Oregon Justice Department says legislative workers can’t unionize

Jan 12, 2021

Legislative aides don’t have the right to unionize after all, says Oregon’s Attorney General in objections on behalf of the Legislature.

Union Organizing

Oregon legislative staffers unionize with IBEW 89

Dec 16, 2020

It’s the first union of legislative staff in the country. The 110 employees work for both Democratic and Republican legislators.

Union Organizing

A union for Oregon legislative staff?

Dec 2, 2020

Oregon legislative aides are seeking to unionize with IBEW Local 89 in what could be the first union of legislative staff in the nation.

Jobs

Frontier Communications to close dispatch center in Beaverton, laying off 57 workers

Apr 4, 2017

The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.

Jobs

Will Google Fiber be installed union in Portland?

May 17, 2016

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

Union Organizing

Union drive begins at DirecTV

Mar 15, 2016

Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW

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