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Operating Engineers Local 701

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.

Job Training

Operating Engineers recruit at the rodeo 

Sep 1, 2021

Operating Engineers Local 701 became a sponsor of the Canby Rodeo this year, and set up its popular mobile simulator at the fair.

Job Training

Maybe shoulda Googled ‘rat contractor’?

Apr 14, 2021

Crestline, a heavy civil general contractor headquartered in The Dalles, doesn’t have a state-approved apprenticeship program.

National

New NLRB acting attorney backs off lawsuit against Scabby the Rat

Feb 17, 2021

The previous general counsel, a management-side labor lawyer appointed by Trump, tried to muzzle Scabby the Rat as soon as he took office.

Union Democracy

City of Portland union coalition has new leadership

Dec 16, 2020

DCTU—a coalition of six unions—negotiates a collective bargaining agreement that covers about 1,100 City of Portland employees in all.

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