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National
Manchin and Sinema torpedo Biden’s NLRB nominee
Workers lost a champion on the board that interprets labor law as Senate Republicans reject NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran.
People
Portland NLRB’s Dietz out indefinitelyÂ
Seattle-based NLRB agent Janet Little will be stepping in to handle the management duties and correspondence.
Union Organizing
NLRB: Legacy must recognize union
Legacy Health asked the NLRB to annul a nurse union vote at Unity Behavioral Health, but all three Trump appointees rejected its legal appeal.
Union Organizing
At Reed College, students are unionizing
In the dorms, a new independent union of residential advisors wants greater security and improved compensation.
National
U.S. Senate confirms Trump nominees to the NLRB
The federal agency that protects workers’ right to form a union may now be about to reverse years of progress.
Workers Rights
NLRB rules McKenzie-Willamette Hospital broke labor law
The Springfield facility is part of America’s second-biggest for-profit hospital chain
Workers Rights
NLRB says painting contractor broke federal labor law
Nonunion Edwards Painting of Oregon City will go before a judge May 6
Collective bargaining
ILWU and EGT sign 5-year deal at Longview grain terminal
The contract ends a several-year battle over who would operate the $200 million grain facility.
Collective bargaining
Occupy Aveda: Unionists turn up pressure on Dosha
Aveda sites are leafletted in six cities, while in Portland, pickets and a brief occupation.
People
Rich Ahearn, NLRB regional director, retires
Ahearn's replacement is Ronald Hooks, from the NLRB's Memphis office.
Workers Rights
More workers fired for Facebook postings
A Frito-Lay worker is fired after complaining about a supervisor on Facebook.
Workers Rights
Judge hears NLRB complaint vs. Boeing over South Carolina move
NLRB’s case against Boeing goes to the heart of workers’ right to strike.
National
NLRB sees unprecedented political interference in Boeing case
Imagine if the EPA tried to fine BP for the Gulf oil spill … Congress was a call to repeal the law.
Workers Rights
Rogue Ales puts chill on Teamsters Union campaign
When its minimum wage brewers sought a union, Rogue Ales lawyered up and fired two.
National
Senators to NLRB: Don’t cave to GOP pressure on Boeing
Ten U.S. senators in asking the National Labor Relations Board to ignore political pressure.
Workers Rights
Anti-union campaign causes private school closure
Enrollment drops after Portland French School spends $170,000 opposing efforts to join AFT.
Workers Rights
Workers fired for Facebook posts; NLRB investigates
Employers are increasingly firing workers for Facebook rants. But that’s against federal labor law.