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Painters Local 10
Training the Next Generation
STARS banquet canceled, Painters still receive bonuses they earned
Part of a program to field the best-trained workforce in the industry, Local 10 members get bonuses for skill advancement and safety classes they take.
Collective bargaining
Painters Local 10 members preparing to strike if necessary
The union’s three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Signatory Painting Contractors Organization of Oregon and Southwest Washington expires March 31, 2020.
Union democracy
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5 elects new leadership
Based on votes cast at 12 locals June 8, the 6,100-member district council will be headed by Todd Springer from Portland-based Glaziers Local 740.
Training the Next Generation
STARs of Painters/Drywall Finishers Local 10 and Floor Coverers Local 1236
After completing skill advancement and safety courses, members of Painters & Drywall Finishers Local 10 and Floor Coverers Local 1236 got cash and other bonuses at the May 31 STAR Awards banquet.
Jobs
UO’s new $1 billion Knight Science Campus will be built under a PLA
Oregon State Building Trades signed a project labor agreement with UO and Hoffman Construction on the project, which will be built in four phases over 10 years and employ up to 1,300 construction workers.
Union democracy
All-new group of officers elected at Painters Local 10
All the incumbent officers were outpolled by challengers.
Jobs
Paint and Floor Coverer STARS!
Commitment to training sets these workers apart from their competition.
Building our communities
Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity
The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
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.
National
Unions stand at Standing Rock
The standoff at Standing Rock — with Indian tribes and supporters on one side, and security for the Dakota Access Pipeline on the other – also finds labor union members on both sides.
Politics
No to Hillary OR Trump, says Painters Local 10
Unanimously passed resolution denounces Democrats, Republicans, “or any party of the bosses.”
Building our communities
Painters Union comes to the rescue of defrauded homeowner
Union apprentices finish the job after a rogue non-union painting contractor left with the money.
People
Painters and tapers training center hires Phelps as new coordinator
Phelps' experience is in training electrical workers
People
Longtime Local 10 member Bill Regan retires as apprentice coordinator
Regan, 62, has been the coordinator since 2002.
Workers Rights
Unionist acquitted of trespass charge in right-to-work protest
Police turned out in force when unionists crashed an anti-union meeting.
Union democracy
New leadership at Painters Local 10
Mike Keebaugh succeeds Roben White, who opted not to run for re-election
Worker safety
Painters, Floor Coverers distribute $500 bonuses for safety training
The bonus checks are a way to honor the best-trained workforce in the industry
Union Organizing
Painters District Council 5 turns up pressure on nonunion Edwards Painting
Nonunion Edwards Painting faces charges at NLRB.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland pushes to end protections against outsourcing
Talks with a 1,600-employee union coalition are stalled over job security — and good government
Collective bargaining
DCTU contract expires, but no deal with City of Portland
The seven-member union coalition has requested the help of a state mediator.
