Unions protest G-P’s out-of-state workers
Over 100 union members took to a freeway overpass in Wauna, Oregon, July 3 to protest the use of non-union construction workers from outside Oregon at a taxpayer-subsidized Georgia-Pacific paper mill expansion project.
Home for the holiday, congressmen hear from unionists
At breakfast meetings the week of July 4, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden heard from local union leaders about trade agreements, privatization, and the Bush administration.
8,000 Carpenters end strike in Western Washington
Carpenters walked off the job June 25 after the contractors’ association refused to adequately fund health insurance for workers and retirees. After nearly two weeks of project delays and shutdowns, the sides returned to the table to hammer out a tentative deal prior to the Fourth of July weekend.
Providence Milwaukie nurses strike
Nurses at Providence Milwaukie Hospital conducted a 24-hour strike July 11 to protest frequent staff cuts in the medical surgical unit.
Unions nearly ready to file PERS lawsuits
Union attorneys representing the PERS Coalition are finalizing legal challenges to House Bills 2003 and 2004, passed by the Oregon Legislature and signed into law two months ago. Greg Hartman, lead attorney for the PERS Coalition, said there will be six separate suits filed.
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