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IBEW Local 89
Politics
Oregon’s new Democratic Party chair brings union background
Nathan Soltz was one of the leaders of an effort to unionize among Oregon legislative staffers, who voted to join IBEW Local 89 in 2021.
Collective bargaining
Oregon Legislative workers get first union contract
The bargaining unit covers all legislative assistants supporting elected officials in the Oregon Legislature, between 90 and 180 workers.
Union Organizing
Cremation service workers unionize
Represented by IBEW Local 89, the new unit includes six funeral directors and office coordinators at Neptune Cremation in Happy Valley.
Union Organizing
Oregon legislative aides become first in nation to unionize
"Local 89. Local 89. No representation. Local 89." One by one, Oregon Employment Relations Board election coordinator Sabrina Dunsworth examined, displayed, and announced the vote, which took place live via Zoom May 28.
Collective bargaining
IBEW 89 warns labor strife may be coming with purchaser of Frontier
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
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
Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.
Workers Rights
Oregon Justice Department says legislative workers can’t unionize
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
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?
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
The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.
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.
Union Organizing
Union drive begins at DirecTV
Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW
