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Operating Engineers Local 701

Collective Bargaining

Corvallis landfill strike now in its second month

Oct 19, 2023

Picketing outside the privately owned Coffin Butte landfill, they’re in a fight against a $13.5 billion a year Goliath.

Collective Bargaining

River dredgers ratify contract with Port of Portland

Oct 19, 2023

Wages will range from $44.41 to $52.36 an hour under the new four-year contract with Operating Engineers Local 701.

Collective Bargaining

Corvallis landfill mechanics: We’re done with company stonewalling

Sep 14, 2023

Republic Services, which operates the Coffin Butte landfill, cancels bargaining at the last minute and gave non-union workers a raise.

Jobs

Eugene bans natural gas in new house construction

Feb 15, 2023

Building trades union officials from UA Local 290 and Operating Engineers Local 701 were among those testifying against the ordinance.

Union Democracy

At Local 701, a vote of confidence from members

Oct 6, 2022

Operating Engineers Local 701 business manager Jim Anderson ran unopposed for re-election this year, the second time in a row.

Jobs

From workers to business owners, but union all the way

Mar 17, 2022

They spent years working on pipelines. Now they deploy water trucks to wind and solar farms and areas with wildfires.

Collective Bargaining

Portland Nabisco maintenance workers get raises

Mar 17, 2022

Machinists, electricians and operating engineers at the Mondelez-Nabisco bakery in Portland have new contract agreements.

Jobs

Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn

Feb 16, 2022

Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.

Union Democracy

Local 701 returns to live meetings

Dec 16, 2021

Headquartered in Gladstone, Local 701 brings together 3,600 crane and heavy equipment operators and stationary engineers.

Collective Bargaining

Kaiser Permanente strike called off

Nov 17, 2021

The massive strike was averted when management dropped its anti-union two tier demand and agreed to raise wages 10% over the next four years.

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