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April 16, 2010 Volume 111 Number 8
Judge expresses doubts about Worker Freedom lawsuit For the two business groups seeking to overturn Oregon’s Worker Freedom Act, an April 9 court appearance seemed to go poorly. Health insurance reform: How will it affect union members? On March 23, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. How will it affect union members? It’s complicated. Iron Workers ‘top out’ new Kaiser Medical Center Members of Iron Workers Local 29 and Operating Engineers Local 701 hoisted the final 36-foot long, two-ton beam to the fourth floor roof of the patient bed tower at Kaiser Permanente's new Kaiser Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro April 12. Working Families Party aims to ramp up in 2010 This could be a big year for the Oregon Working Families Party, a union-backed third party that's campaigning for a state bank and other causes. Worker Memorial Day: Focus on safety & healthUnions to remember fallen workers at memorial service in Salem April 28The Oregon AFL-CIO will hold a memorial service at the Fallen Workers Memorial at noon Wednesday, April 28 — Workers Memorial Day. Ergonomic regulation reform put on the back burner It’s been nine years since a Republican-majority Congress overturned brand-new workplace ergonomic regulations. One year into Democratic controlf of the White House and Congress, there’s no appetite for reinstating them. Washington stateSenator Murray: I-5 bridge decision must be made quicklyU.S. Sen. Patty Murray told Southwest Washington union officials April 8 that federal funding for a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River could be delayed by as much as eight years if politicians from Oregon and Washington don’t put their egos aside and quickly find agreement on what type of bridge they want. Senator Cantwell: Jobs are priority number one Several dozen local labor leaders met with Washington U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell April 6 in a wide-ranging half-hour long exchange at her offices in the Marshall House in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Clark County Clerk Parker announces re-election bid Clark County Clerk Sherry Parker announced her run for re-election. A former member of Office and Professional Employees Local 11, Parker has served as County Clerk since January 2007. Job
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