Oregon Building and Construction Trades Council Archives - Page 2 of 3

PGE’s new windfarm: union-built

Jan 12, 2021

When complete, the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility will be one of the nation’s largest wind/solar/battery combinations.

Environmental groups say green jobs need to pay a living wage

Jan 12, 2021

At least 16 groups have signed a letter to senators supporting a call by the Oregon State Building Trades Council for “high-road” standards.

Mohlis elected chair of SAIF board

Oct 13, 2020

The retired leader of the Oregon State Building Trades Council will oversee Oregon’s not-for-profit workers compensation insurance company.

Oregon Building Trades COVID task force lauded as potential model

Oct 5, 2020

Since June, the task force has been sharing and promoting best practices, and visiting construction job sites.

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.

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.

Building Trades joins group battling opioid addiction

Oct 17, 2019

The RX Abuse Leadership Initiative of Oregon launched Oct. 1 at the Northeast Portland union hall shared by Bricklayers Local 1 and Cement Masons Local 555.

2019 Oregon Building Trades Convention

Sep 17, 2019

About 175 delegates and guests heard about the national building trades fight with Trump, and resolved to hold future conventions biennially.

What’s at stake for working people in the 2019 Oregon Legislature

Jan 30, 2019

Majority Democrats have some big agenda items in the 2019 Oregon Legislature, including a carbon cap, renters rights, and revenue reform.

The new face of Oregon’s building trades

Sep 18, 2018

Robert Camarillo, the new leader of Oregon’s construction unions, is a 41-year-old first generation American with the heart of an organizer.