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Operating Engineers Local 701
Portland
City of Portland to contract out 350 union jobs
As Metro exits management of the Schnitzer and Keller venues, the “City that Works” doesn’t want the work either.
Culture
Backing the bullfighters: Oregon’s union logo rodeo circuit
Operating Engineers Local 701 is using rodeo sponsorships to raise visibility and inspire new recruits.
Training the Next Generation
Facelift at Oregon’s House of Labor
Thanks to construction union apprentices and journeymen from six local unions, the Oregon Labor Center is looking better than ever.
Politics
A labor look at Oregon’s Republican candidates for governor
Though a solid fraction of union members are Republican, the 14 GOP candidates for Oregon governor have just one union endorsement among them.
Collective bargaining
New crane contract adds $12.50 over four years
The terms mirror those in the agreement the local ratified with Associated General Contractors in December.
Collective bargaining
Local 701 wages will rise $9.50 an hour
A typical journeyman heavy construction equipment operator will earn $62 an hour by the end of the contract.
Building our communities
A union Solidarity Fund in action
A first-term Local 701 apprentice found herself with Stage 3 cancer at age 28. But her union wouldn’t let her fight alone.
Collective bargaining
Portland scrap metal workers answer with a ‘hard no’ to Toyota demand for concessions
Members of Operating Engineers Local 701 at the Radius Recycling scrap metal yard approved a new contract after coming close to striking.
Training the Next Generation
Apprentices test drive 85-ton crane in heavy equipment rodeo
Excavator, forklift, skid steer, backhoe, and crane operating skills were put to the test Sept. 13 at the Local 701 training center.
Union democracy
Anderson elected to fourth term at Operating Engineers 701
All candidates for Operating Engineers Local 701 office were unopposed this year except for District 4 in Eastern Oregon.
Building our communities
As wildfire hits neighborhood, a union crew rushes in
The fire destroyed five homes, multiple automobiles, and a former church that was serving as Boardman’s food pantry.
Collective bargaining
Kaiser settles with engineers on eve of strike
The 86 workers who keep Kaiser's equipment going got a decent offer only after they gave Kaiser a 10-day notice that they planned to strike.
Culture
Operating Engineers Local 701 hosts a heavy equipment rodeo
The rodeo included trials of skill, like using cranes and back hoes to carefully maneuver heavy loads through obstacle courses.
Building our communities
Raising funds for kids with cancer
A union-sponsored St. Patrick’s Day party will net over $25,000 for Children’s Cancer Association this year once expenses are tallied.
Collective bargaining
Trades workers ratify contract at Home Forward
The three-year contract covers 56 trades workers. It raises starting pay $9 an hour on average and adds new safety provisions.
Workers Rights
Jacked Co: Unfair. And quite likely unsafe.
Picketing outside a construction work site Dec. 11, Local 701 staff saw first-hand that a non-union crane operator treats workers poorly.
Collective bargaining
Still no deal after Local 701 ends strike at Corvallis landfill
Mechanics who maintain equipment at the Coffin Butte Landfill in Corvallis ended their strike Nov. 13 after two months on the picket line.
Collective bargaining
Corvallis landfill strike now in its second month
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
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
Republic Services, which operates the Coffin Butte landfill, cancels bargaining at the last minute and gave non-union workers a raise.
