Operating Engineers Local 701 picket at Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant May 3, 2017 A new complaint says a contractor, Veolia North America, broke federal labor law.
Abhe & Svoboda fires union salt amid safety complaints Mar 16, 2017 Nonunion paint contractor Abhe & Svoboda faces civil rights, labor and safety complaints on a $22 million Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) painting project underneath the Ross Island Bridge.
Toothless law: 3 years in, still no penalty for flagrant unionbuster Jan 3, 2017 The three-year legal saga of a local union-busting paint contractor shows how weak U.S. labor law can be.
KGW-TV on trial for labor violation Mar 15, 2016 KGW wants an end to union jurisdiction, but won’t show why it needs that
Workers at Portland Specialty Baking ready for union vote Feb 3, 2016 Taken totally by surprise, company wages an intense — and formulaic — anti-union campaign.
Ironworker strike now in Month 8 Sep 29, 2015 Strikers are hoping for vindication from the National Labor Relations Board.
NLRB: No more hiding behind temp agencies to avoid unions Sep 1, 2015 Companies have increasingly hired outside staffing agencies in recent decades.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival files legal objection after stagehands vote to join IATSE Jun 30, 2015 The appeal could add months of delay.
Machinists at Bodycote battle for first contract Jun 16, 2015 Camas Bodycote workers voted last June to unionize, but are still trying to get a first contract
Baggage handlers at PDX vote to join Machinists Union Apr 29, 2015 Workers at ABM Onsite Services West cite low wages, lack of training, and job safety
