Jobs Owens-Brockway glass recycling plant down to skeleton crew Aug 4, 2023 About 75 workers may have clocked in for the last time July 21 at Oregon’s largest glass bottle recycling plant.
People Bob Tackett heads home May 4, 2022 Bob Tackett will return to Arkansas after decades of Oregon union involvement, most recently with the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.
Union Organizing McMinnville rubber plant workers vote to go nonunion Jul 17, 2020 Despite gains in their one-and-only union contract, workers at RB Rubber voted July 17 to decertify the United Steelworkers.
Collective Bargaining Malarkey Roofing withdraws from pension in new contract Mar 15, 2017 Members of United Steelworkers Local 330 ratify the contract in a 54-41 vote.
Collective Bargaining At Malarkey Roofing Products, talk of a strike Aug 30, 2016 The family-run company has hired a known union-buster to lead negotiations.
Jobs KKR-controlled Sealy to close North Portland factory Jan 15, 2013 Despite offers of union concessions, Sealy will close its Portland plant in March and lay off 128.
Union Democracy Tackett, Petroff re-elected to Northwest Oregon Labor Council Dec 14, 2011 Officers will be sworn in at the Jan. 23 delegates meeting.