THE YEAR OF COVID Mar 3, 2021 March 11 will mark a year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. The pandemic hit the local union movement highly unevenly.
City of Portland union coalition has new leadership Dec 16, 2020 DCTU—a coalition of six unions—negotiates a collective bargaining agreement that covers about 1,100 City of Portland employees in all.
Brian Severns, 1949-2020 Nov 2, 2020 A shipyard worker, he served the Machinists as assistant directing business representative and led the Portland Metal Trades Council.
How to get unemployment benefits while you’re still employed Jun 2, 2020 Up to 10,000 Portland-area workers are getting paid more while working less thanks to a layoff prevention program.
Machinists District Lodge W24 rep Britt Cornman retires after decades in the labor movement May 21, 2019 In a career that spanned mines, mills, railroad carrier, oil fields, and an assembly line, his support for the union once nearly got him killed.
Georgia-Pacific Coos Bay: Another Oregon lumber mill closes for good May 1, 2019 Georgia-Pacific abruptly closed its Coos Bay lumber mill April 11, permanently laying off 94 members of Machinists Local Lodge W261.
THE REST OF THE STORY: A look back at some of the stories we reported in 2018 … and what happened afterward Dec 20, 2018 Updates on the union campaigns at Precision Castparts, New Seasons, and Reed College, plus President Trump’s “infrastructure Neverland”
Northwest Machinists members approve new four-year contract with Weyerhaeuser Aug 20, 2018 Members voted down two previous company offers and authorized a strike.
Yes, welders can unionize at Precision Castparts, NLRB rules May 7, 2018 The case went all the way to Washington, DC, and back, along the way overturning a major Obama-era NLRB ruling.
Vigor shipyard workers vote to authorize strike Feb 26, 2018 Tired of being disrespected, shipyard workers are demanding a family-friendly work week.
