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Northwest Oregon Labor Council

Portland

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler falls short on labor council endorsement

Supporters will make another attempt to approve endorsement at the February 24 meeting.
Union democracy

NW Oregon Labor Council re-elects slate of officers

All ran unopposed for new four-year terms. Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle will officiate at a ceremonial swearing-in at the labor council’s Jan. 27 meeting.
Building our communities

Labor Appreciation Night raises $13,000 for community service

More than 300 labor leaders, elected officials and others attended the annual awards event.
Worker safety

Remembering those killed on the job

Workers Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the world the week of April 28 to remember workers killed on the job.
Washington County

Labor Council endorses Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue District local option levy

The levy would maintain emergency response services and personnel.
Building our communities

IWW union hall vandalized

Local labor unionists pledge solidarity after the union hall is targeted by a right-wing group.
Jobs

Municipal broadband now before Portland City Council

Multnomah County and four other cities are waiting for Portland City Council to authorize its share of funding for a study of what it would cost to install fiber-optic cable door to door.
Jobs

Private monopolies failed to deliver fiber. Now it’s time for municipal broadband.

Coming soon to Portland City Council is a union-backed plan for public-owned Internet access that would be cheaper than Comcast and 40 times as fast.
Building our communities

2018 LABOR DAY PICNICS

On Labor Day, union members celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events for Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Worker safety

Remembering workers who died on the job

Attending the NW Oregon Labor Council's Workers Memorial Day service were nearly 50 family members of a road construction flagger who was struck and killed by a drunk driver May 23, 2017.
Politics

Northwest Oregon Labor Council backs Loretta Smith, Lynne Peterson, and incumbents in local races

NOLC, which covers Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Columbia counties, will vote on other local endorsements at its Feb. 26 meeting.
Portland

Voters renew PCC bond

The $185 million bond will pay to renovate a workforce training facility in Cully and expand the health technology building at Sylvania.
Politics

NW Oregon Labor Council endorses PCC bond renewal

The $185 million measure would not increase the tax rate, because it is a renewal of an expiring bond.
In Memoriam

Gary D. Kirkland, 1947-2017

As head of OPEIU Local 11, he negotiated contracts for workers at Northwest Natural.
Building our communities

Union members celebrate Labor Day

At Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, a crowd estimated at 12,000 turned out for a picnic sponsored by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
National

Will Sen. Jeff Merkley run for president in 2020?

At a union-sponsored Labor Day picnic, a suggestion that Merkley run in 2020 got enthusiastic applause.
Workers Rights

Burgerville workers wage one-store Labor Day strike for holiday pay

It's the latest action by the Burgerville Workers Union, which has been campaigning for affordable health benefits and a $5 an hour raise.
Building our communities

THIS YEAR’S LABOR DAY PICNICS

Every year on Labor Day, union members come together to celebrate family and community. Here are this year’s events.
Collective bargaining

Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland

The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
Politics

Saltzman seeks early endorsement from NW Oregon Labor Council

The Executive Board didn’t take any action on the request.
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