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Workers Rights
Lawyer games hamper NLRB effort to fulfill its mission
A federal judge strikes down reforms intended to reduce legal delays in union elections.
Jeweler closes sidewalk when union shows up
Nonunion R&H Construction and Kassab Jewelers are accused of violating workers rights.
Dosha shoos clients away from pro-union employees
Still no contract, and some workers are pushing to dump the union.
Unionists sentenced for Aveda occupation
CWA 7901 president Madelyn Elder and Portland JWJ activist Laurie King will do community service.
Dosha pays $7,000 to fired massage therapist
The five-location salon also posts notices promising to remove surveillance cameras.
Bend hospital fires SEIU leaders amid decert campaign
A union vote at St. Charles Medical Center is on hold while the NLRB investigates violations.
Labor commissioner sides with Fire Fighters in overtime pay dispute
Grants Pass is ordered to include vacation and sick leave when computing firefighters’ overtime.
If you don’t like it, says boss, move to Australia!
A Dyno Nobel manager drops in on a union organizing meeting to see who showed up.
Dosha Salon Spa fires another union supporter
Dosha terminated another union supporter — massage therapist Philip Aust — on Feb. 20.
Rally demands reinstatement of New Seasons worker
Was a New Seasons worker fired for eating tofu, or because he spoke up for workers rights?
Strikes were up in 2011, but still extremely rare
The Verizon and NFL strikes were the year's biggest.
Labor Law forum draws 280 union reps, shop stewards
A new rule says private employers must display a poster explaining workers’ rights to form a union.
Wisconsin unions in life or death fight to recall Governor Walker
Tens of thousands of Wisconsin public workers have lost collective bargaining rights.
Vancouver Hilton to be converted to office space
Vancouver Hilton managers get carried away campaigning against a boycott.
Crackdown at St. Charles Medical Center
St. Charles Medical Center in Bend sounds like a dictatorship in a case filed by SEIU Local 49.
OSPIRG fundraiser fires pro-union workers
Workers at Fund for the Public Interest’s Portland call center voted in October to unionize.
JWJ picks Dosha as 2011 “Scrooge of the Year”
Dosha Salon Spa was elected “Scrooge of the Year” at a Dec. 10 fundraiser
Parry Center workers reject campaign to bust their union
Now workers must get a contract at a non-profit that spent $65,000+ to bust the union.
MetroWest fires another pro-Teamster worker
Washington County's ambulance contractor is accused of breaking the law to fight unionization.
Going through the motions in bargaining
Bus contractor First Student is accused of playing games in bargaining with OSEA at South Umpqua.