UA Local 290 Archives - nwLaborPress

UA Local 290’s agreement covers about 80 members who install and maintain natural gas pipelines for natural gas utilities.

The agreement came through an unusual “co-interest” bargaining process first tried 7 years ago, open to any member who wanted to take part.

Culture change in construction is real, and it’s happening, Local 290 member Kasey Finegan told lawmakers and their staffmembers.

Apprentices at the UA Local 290 Training Center square off in four specialties: HVAC, plumbing, steamfitting, and welding.

Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.

Building trades union officials from UA Local 290 and Operating Engineers Local 701 were among those testifying against the ordinance.

A handful of unions say prohibiting natural gas in new construction is bad for workers, for energy diversity and for cost.

Two years after a noose incident on a downtown Portland job site, signs of change are percolating in the construction industry.

Some local labor organizations see an argument for hybrid meetings, which incorporate in-person and virtual attendance options.

Walsh, together with Congressman Peter DeFazio and Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle, toured the union’s training facility in Springfield.