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Laborers Local 296

In Memoriam

Aida Aranda, 1962-2023

Mar 15, 2023

Training center director Aida Aranda, who died Feb. 27, was a proud Laborer and a dedicated advocate for apprenticeship.

Union Democracy

Introducing Laborers Local 737

Aug 18, 2015

Laborers Locals 296, 320, and 121 merge to make Local 737

Jobs

Vigor christens new drydock at Portland’s Swan Island shipyard

Nov 4, 2014

The 960-foot Chinese-built vessel is the largest floating drydock in North America

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Collective Bargaining

Home Forward becomes first local body to guarantee $15-an-hour minimum wage

Nov 3, 2014

The wage floor means raises for the 33 least-paid employee at the public housing agency

Union Democracy

Jack Roy follows Ken Morgan as head of Laborers Local 296

Aug 11, 2014

The 900-member local represents construction and shipyard laborers

Building Community

Teach a kid to fish …

Apr 29, 2014

Union volunteers are a big part of the annual Klineline Kids Fish-In in Vancouver, Washington

Building Community

Laborers 296 gun raffle nets big cash for union charities

Dec 3, 2013

A Remington semi-automatic netted $1,315 each for conservation and hardship aid.

Green Jobs

Union-label green jobs — in your attic — for no money down

Feb 21, 2013

Clean Energy Works Oregon eliminates upfront costs for homeowners and pays workers a living wage.

Union Organizing

BrucePac’s immigrant workforce says no to union

Jul 27, 2012

Three years after a union campaign began at BrucePac, vote is more than 3-to-1 against unionizing

Green Jobs

Laborers sign two home energy contractors

Jun 22, 2012

Retrofitters Abacus and Faison commit to being “high road” employers

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