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Union democracy
SAG-AFTRA closes Oregon office amid protest
Business and governor to union: ‘Don’t go!’
Jeff Klatke elected president of Oregon AFSCME
He succeeds Gary Gillespie, who did not seek re-election.
IBEW Local 48 Clif Davis resigns to take job with international
VP Gary Young, appointed business manager, will run for re-election
Fracture and reunion as nurses unions shift alignments
Nurse associations have merged, split, and morphed as nurses turn toward collective bargaining.
Don’t rely on politicians, Avakian tells union retirees
Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian was the keynote at Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans convention
Oregon Nurses Association joins American Federation of Teachers
ONA says the move will enhance nurses' voice in an era of hospital consolidation and cost-cutting
Avakian, Starr spar at Oregon building trades gathering
Energy infrastructure was a flashpoint at the annual building trades convention.
Roseburg techie will lead OSEA
Past president Bonnie Luisi retired and did not seek a second two-year term.
Lennie Ellis succeeds Ron Jones at IBEW 659
Jones retires after 14 years as head of the 2,060-member local.
Sheet Metal Workers elect John Candioto
Candioto, appointed in December to succeed Len Phillips, won election by a wide margin
Transit union members elect new leadership
Bruce Hansen takes office amid a protracted dispute with TriMet, Local 757’s largest employer.
Tim Frew reelected at IBEW 280
Local still suffering nearly 30 percent unemployment
Strike ends at Cascade Steel. Bargaining continues.
Meanwhile, mid-strike, members vote in new union leadership.
Marion-Polk-Yamhill labor council elects new officers
Former president Joe Munger and vice president Kathy Bonogofski switch places.
Shropshire elected business manager of UA Local 290
Shropshire outpolled Lou Christensen, assistant to the business manager, 897 to 655.
Jodi Guetzloe Parker elected to lead local building trades
The LiUNA 320 member will be among a handful of women nationally to lead a building trades council.
Terry Lansing re-elected to top post at Bakers Local 114
Lansing ran unopposed for a third three-year term.
Tackett, Petroff re-elected to Northwest Oregon Labor Council
Officers will be sworn in at the Jan. 23 delegates meeting.
Len Phillips, Sheet Metal 16 business manager, retires
Local 16 business agent John Candioto was appointed to complete Phillips' term.
Longview’s IBEW Local 970 merges into IBEW 48
The merger brings IBEW Local 48 to around 3,800 members.
