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Operating Engineers Local 701
People
The skill to save a life
A union crane operator earns a police commendation for keeping cool when it mattered.
Training the Next Generation
A place to call their own
At their massive training center in Canby, operating engineers are skilling up and readying the next generation.
Jobs
Eugene bans natural gas in new house construction
Building trades union officials from UA Local 290 and Operating Engineers Local 701 were among those testifying against the ordinance.
Jobs
Cities look at banning natural gas
A handful of unions say prohibiting natural gas in new construction is bad for workers, for energy diversity and for cost.
Union democracy
At Local 701, a vote of confidence from members
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
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
Machinists, electricians and operating engineers at the Mondelez-Nabisco bakery in Portland have new contract agreements.
Jobs
Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn
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
Headquartered in Gladstone, Local 701 brings together 3,600 crane and heavy equipment operators and stationary engineers.
Collective bargaining
Kaiser Permanente strike called off
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.
Training the Next Generation
Operating Engineers recruit at the rodeo
Operating Engineers Local 701 became a sponsor of the Canby Rodeo this year, and set up its popular mobile simulator at the fair.
Training the Next Generation
Maybe shoulda Googled ‘rat contractor’?
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
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
DCTU—a coalition of six unions—negotiates a collective bargaining agreement that covers about 1,100 City of Portland employees in all.
Workers Rights
What’s Portland Public Schools hiding? Possibly wage theft?
Construction union reps say the district delays, redacts, and charges exorbitantly for public records they need for wage theft investigations.
Building our communities
Local unions coordinate food distribution for workers idled by the COVID recession
Some union locals are experiencing 100% unemployment but the food boxes are available to anyone in need, union or not.
Building our communities
Union card gets $1 off beer
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
Green jobs, but not for you
Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.
Jobs
Rat visits PGE
Portland General Electric’s new lineman training facility is being constructed at least in part by nonunion labor.
Jobs
Roadblock in the Broadway Corridor?
A deal on a community benefits agreement is held up over equity for construction workers.
