Union democracy

At the building trades’ convention, Operating Engineers were welcomed back to a round of applause.

Zack Culver won the vote for business manager Aug. 17 in the first completed union officer election of the statewide merged local.

All the incumbent officers were outpolled by challengers.

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.

Former president Jimbo Anderson ran on a slate with a dozen other members and won, defeating incumbent officers.

Young outpolled challenger Jakob Juntunen 711 to 665 in a July 12 runoff election.

He will serve out the remainder of former business manager Erica Askin’s term.

Going forward, Local 483 will bargain its own contract with the City of Portland.

Block got 55 percent of the vote, and Hunt got 52 percent.

In a roll-call vote, Anderson outpolled Jeff Klatke, president of Oregon AFSCME.

Caudle succeeds Stan Danielson, who retired after 30 years at the helm.