A 33-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities in Oregon and southwest Washington ended Oct. 6 after members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 49 overwhelmingly ratified a union-endorsed two-year agreement.
University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer gave high marks to the Labor Education and Research Center's (LERC) faculty and Director Margaret Hallock at a 20th anniversary celebration Oct. 3 at the Hilton Hotel here.
Faith in a bright future for organized labor in southern Oregon is evident with the revelation of plans for construction of a new labor center in nearby Central Point.
The structure will replace the aging and outmoded Labor Temple at 24 1/2 South Grape St. in downtown Medford. This building dates from the early 1920s, labor officials say.
