Operating Engineers Local 701 Archives

Local unions coordinate food distribution for workers idled by the COVID recession

Sep 1, 2020

Some union locals are experiencing 100% unemployment but the food boxes are available to anyone in need, union or not.

Union card gets $1 off beer

Aug 6, 2020

Paddy’s, Produce Row, Cadillac and three others owned by Portland restaurateur Josh Johnston are offering a discount to patrons who show their union card.

Green jobs, but not for you

Jul 14, 2020

Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.

Rat visits PGE

Jul 1, 2020

Portland General Electric’s new lineman training facility is being constructed at least in part by nonunion labor.

Roadblock in the Broadway Corridor?

Jun 17, 2020

A deal on a community benefits agreement is held up over equity for construction workers.

Pandemic effects ripple across the construction industry

Apr 15, 2020

Across the building trades, opinions vary about whether to stay working or stay at home in the midst of a pandemic.

Rat spotted in Vancouver, Washington

Mar 18, 2020

General Labor & Industrial Staffing Services’ response to the arrival of a giant inflatable rat? Call the police and threaten legal action.

New construction tech debuts at Local 701’s Canby facility

Mar 17, 2020

For a week in early March, journeymen and apprentices in Operating Engineers Local 701 got hands on with a new breed of high-tech heavy equipment.

TriMet awards transit project to union-signatory minority contractor

Feb 5, 2020

Raimore Construction will be the general contractor on the $60 million construction portion of the Division Transit Project, which will be the largest construction contract awarded to a minority contractor in Oregon history.

Raises at Schnitzer scrapyard

Sep 5, 2019

At Schnitzer Steel’s North Portland scrap yard, a unit of 123 workers has ratified a new contract.