Union democracy

State labor federation says vote "yes" on drivers card law

Eight years after leaving, Engineers back in AFL-CIO Building Trades Department

Willy Myers succeeds Jodi Guetzloe Parker, who resigned mid-term.

Business Rep Mike Bodendorfer is retiring

The union of Multnomah County workers faces a political election and contract bargaining in 2014

The new local represents 550 construction boilermakers in Washington and Oregon

Merged union would be 65,000-strong in government, health care and building services

Delegates admit labor can't go it alone and, like national AFL, resolve to make a big tent bigger

Delegates voted more policy resolutions than in previous years, and nearly all passed unanimously

The longshore union cited jurisdictional disputes as part of the reason.

Delegates also commit to back construction projects and oppose two ballot measures

Rick Shidaker will replace Steven Araujo, who retires Dec. 31

Resolution calls for continued fight for new I-5 bridge with light rail

UFCW's return would boost AFL-CIO membership by almost 10 percent.

The former Weyerhaeuser worker will finish the term of Bob Wilson, who retired July 1.

Two candidates face a runoff for the vice president’s post

Business and governor to union: ‘Don’t go!’

He succeeds Gary Gillespie, who did not seek re-election.

VP Gary Young, appointed business manager, will run for re-election

Nurse associations have merged, split, and morphed as nurses turn toward collective bargaining.