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Oregon Department of Transportation
Jobs
Battle breaks out between labor and AGC
It took two years and a state law for building trades unions to bargain a deal with ODOT. Now a contractor group wants to blow it up.
Worker safety
OSHA signs off on reduced fine against bridge painting contractor
Nearly three years after a near-fatal workplace accident under the Ross Island Bridge, contractor Abhe & Svoboda will pay just $24,500 in a settlement with Oregon OSHA, down from the $189,000 first announced. The non-union firm continues to bid on ODOT work.
Worker safety
OSHA fines Ross Island Bridge paint contractor $189,000 for safety violations that led to near-fatal accident
After an accident that seriously injured two workers in a 37' fall, OSHA levies its biggest fine in more than five years, saying contractor Abhe & Svoboda knowingly put workers at risk.
Comment
Investing in transportation will benefit working people
To tackle potholes and congestion, Oregon Legislature needs to hear from union members about a proposed $8.2 billion transportation package.
Worker safety
UNSAFE AT WORK
At the ODOT bridge contractor where a 40-foot fall sent two workers to the hospital, at least four former employees say they were let go after complaining of dangerous work conditions.
Worker safety
Abhe & Svoboda fires union salt amid safety complaints
Nonunion paint contractor Abhe & Svoboda faces civil rights, labor and safety complaints on a $22 million Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) painting project underneath the Ross Island Bridge.
Worker safety
UNDER THE ROSS ISLAND BRIDGE: Investigating a low-bid nonunion contractor, a union finds problems aplenty
Under the Ross Island Bridge Feb. 8, a painter plummeted 40 feet and landed on his own son, putting both in the hospital.
Jobs
Columbia River Crossing showing signs of life
Officials are still looking into the financially viability of an “Oregon only” project.
