Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights Jul 12, 2018 To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.
New top leader at SEIU Local 503 Mar 23, 2018 Melissa Unger, sworn in March 10, comes to the job with decades of political experience.
Meet the “anti-union” organizers Jan 30, 2018 Freedom Foundation is showing up at workplaces and knocking on doors in Washington and Oregon to try to talk workers out of paying union dues.
SEIU Local 503 executive director to step down Nov 20, 2017 Brian Rudiger will remain until a successor is appointed.
State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises Aug 14, 2017 Oregon AFSCME’s new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.
Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights Jun 13, 2017 Oregon’s biggest unions are laying the groundwork for initiatives on the 2018 ballot — in case this year’s Democratic-led Oregon Legislature doesn’t deliver.
Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year Apr 19, 2017 A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.
PERSONNEL Mar 15, 2017 Oregon governor populates boards with labor figures; D Pei Wu departs Portland JwJ
Measure 97 backers take their campaign to the Oregon Legislature Nov 17, 2016 The union-backed coalition wants corporate tax transparency — and for big corporations to pay their fair share.
Local labor movement personnel changes Aug 1, 2016 Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
