Results of union officer elections. Convention proceedings.
Local 11 represents workers at Northwest Natural, Clark County, City of Vancouver, and many union offices.
The 25,000-member union has fights ahead over budgets and a looming anti-union court case.
As another anti-union case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court, priority will be shoring up support from represented workers.
State convention-goers hear of a bill in Congress to end door-to-door delivery of residential mail.
McKinnis, who served in the post for 15 years, did not seek re-election.
The union Executive Committee named Stacy Chamberlain as interim director.
IATSE Local 28 represents about 400 stage, wardrobe, and allied craft workers.
An autonomous division of the Carpenters, AWPPW represents 4,500 pulp and paper mill workers.
The trades will back an LNG export terminal, and greater funding for transportation infrastructure and career and technical education.
The IBEW leader has job shadowed retiring John Mohlis since February.
