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Mt. Hood Community College
Collective bargaining
Mt. Hood Community College support workers triple their raises after getting organized
The union represents 240 workers, from groundskeepers and public safety officers to academic advisors and accountants.
Training the Next Generation
They got a free education. Now they get a free degree.
Mt. Hood Community College now offers associates degrees to journeymen sheet metal workers.
Jobs
Building trades, labor council back Mt. Hood Community College bond effort
If approved, the $75 million bond would be the first new bond passed for the college since 1974.
Collective bargaining
Mt. Hood college, faculty reach last-minute contract
A late-breaking contract settlement averted a planned strike at Mt. Hood Community College.
Green Jobs
Trained home energy workers waiting for jobs
A year into a much-watched Portland pilot project, few union-trained workers have found "green jobs.”
