Construction industry confronts suicide in the ranks Sep 1, 2021 Construction workers commit suicide at three times the national average. More die by suicide than job site injuries or accidents.
Construction coalition plans campaign to end on-the-job harassment of women, minorities Dec 16, 2020 More than 60 union leaders, general contractors, public project owners, trade groups, and others took part in a Dec. 3 Safe From Hate summit.
Green jobs, but not for you Jul 14, 2020 Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.
Pandemic effects ripple across the construction industry Apr 15, 2020 Across the building trades, opinions vary about whether to stay working or stay at home in the midst of a pandemic.
Laborers Local 737 donates masks Apr 1, 2020 The union training center donated its supply of N-95 protective masks to front-line health care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
TriMet awards transit project to union-signatory minority contractor Feb 5, 2020 Raimore Construction will be the general contractor on the $60 million construction portion of the Division Transit Project, which will be the largest construction contract awarded to a minority contractor in Oregon history.
Four migrant day care centers join Laborers 737 May 21, 2019 Workers at four non-profit child care centers in Marion and Clackamas counties voted 61 to 56 to unionize with Laborers Local 737.
Laborers representative Kyle Estes killed in head-on collision Sep 14, 2018 Estes was on his way to Portland for a union training when an oncoming driver swerved into his lane.
Building Trades’ conservation project helps Boy Scouts May 29, 2018 Volunteers from Roofers Local 49 and Laborers Local 737 teamed with the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to construct a shooting sports complex.
Union members volunteer at fishing derby May 2, 2018 About 2,500 kids ages 5 to 14 got to keep two fish, and every child got a Zebco rod and reel.
