December 15, 2006
Kulongoski names two union leaders to top posts • PDC closer to setting wage policy on private construction projects • Farm Workers Union wins recognition at Threemile • How to set your holiday table with union-made goods • Portland Public Schools drags feet complying with court ruling • Portland City Council okays anti-war stand
December 1, 2006
Union shopping guide for the holidays • U.S. corporations lobby against workers' rights in China • Hope for Venezuela, fear in Colombia • Upcoming NAFTA-style trade deals may be DOA
November 17, 2006
Labor celebrates election night victories • Carpenters organizer faces prison, deportation • AFT readies long union drive among 3,000 nurses at Legacy Health Systems • Cement Mason's Del French to retire after 36 years
November 3, 2006
Movie about Seattle WTO protests will be made in Canada • SEIU's Andy Stern: The new face of labor • Counting every ballot • Mayor taps Mohlis for PDC • In campaign ads, Oregon Republicans paint unions as 'extreme' • Supervisor ruling spurs NLRB to re-examine 54 cases • Construction unions, housing groups hatch plan to settle prevailing wage issue
October 20, 2006
Labor says Kulongoski best bet for working people • Oregon AFL-CIO backs just one measure • Unions react to NLRB rulings on 'Kentucky River' cases •Unions working cooperatively on most Oregon legislative races • Cathy Callahan leaves top job at local NLRB office • Appeals court upholds racketeering, misconduct verdicts against Bill Sizemore • 'Labor legislators' keep workers' interest in mind • Oregon anti-NAFTA group says trade causing job losses and other woes • Unions help Hooley in re-election bid • Goldberg Mechanic Stuart Gibson labor law firm to close • Member of OPEIU Local 11 running for Clark County clerk post
October 6, 2006
New Yorker pours millions into Oregon ballot measures • NLRB ruling changes definition of supervisor; unions will be hit hard • Richmond Baking workers approve first union contract • Labor ponders which direction AOI will go • Congress poised to cut education, labor human services • The Bus Driver: TriMet retiree Ben Fain gets behind the wheel again for the cause • UFCW leaflets nonunion grocer • Longtime Carpenters leader Jim Bledsoe dies of cancer at 73 • Crew at Thompson Metal Fab kept tram construction on schedule
September 15, 2006
State of Working America: Wages have declined over the last five years • Coalition asks Portland not to buy sweatshop goods • Internet furor prompts restaurant owner to rethink position • Union nurses battle hospital and DHS over Oregon's safe staffing guidelines • Convention report: Building Trades to train members as disaster responders • Machinists, Teamsters end ULP strike at Cummins NW
September 1, 2006
The State of the Unions: Facing facts about the fortune of the labor movement •The Peacemaker: Connie Weimer helps union and management get to the deal
August 21, 2006
Congress passes complex pension bill, chock full of special favors • 141 fired custodians will return to Portland school district this fall • PDC wants to talk more about construction wages • Tipped worker pay cut dies in Senate • AFL-CIO releases interim COPE voting records for '06 • Local 11 contract protects workers from NW Natural's cost-cutting plan
August 4, 2006
Minimum wage bill would cut pay for tipped workers • Oman Free Trade Agreement passes; NAFTA-style trade deals proliferate • Senator Smith heeds call of 2,300 union members in 'Kentucky River' cases • Oregon AFL-CIO backs Kulongoski for re-election • Sizemore files anti-union initiatives for 2008 ballot • Portland school custodians' return remains murky • Labor and environmentalists come together
July 21, 2006
Transit union Tri-met contract comes to grief • Machinists strike Cummins NW • Drivers for WHEELS hold one-day strike to save jobs • IBEW 659 ends 10-day strike at Eugene Water & Electric Board • Qwest to close Portland call center; 160 CWA jobs will vanish • Nursing home workers, operators agree to cooperate • Tim Nesbitt joins Governor Kulongoski's campaign staff • AFSCME endorses Ted Kulongoski for re-election
July 7, 2006
Benson Tower carpenter rehired Wednesday … on strike by Friday • Union-backed political party wins official ballot status in Oregon • Three bargaining units settle contracts at Portland Public Schools • Vancouver Hilton workers join UNITE HERE Local 9 • Labor agency will help Oregon veterans find jobs • Portland-based Carpenters Industrial Council formed by national mergers • Clatskanie ethanol plant to be union-built • Eastern Oregon profs drop strike plans, okay deal • Electrical Workers 280 elects Tim Nicol as business manager • NLRB issues 2005 report on elections and workers rights • Court reinstates retiree benefits at Rexam
June 16, 2006
Portland City Council takes hard look at PDC over construction pay • Building trades John Mohlis interested in PDC post • Transit Local 757 elects officers; Jon Hunt will be new president • Signature deadline nears; 17 initiative petitions being circulated • Temple retires as business manager of Cement Masons Local 555
June 2, 2006
Portland school custodians could get millions in back pay • Laborers bolt AFL-CIO; SEIU leaves Oregon state fed • Providence frowns on state official's role on 'Fair Elections' panel • UA Local 290 obtains $3.60 an hour raise over next 3 years • Oregon Lottery workers vote to stay non-union
May 19, 2006
Local 290 members awarded as heroes in crash • Primary election results: It's Kulongoski vs. Saxton in November • Labor federations reach accord on Solidarity Charters • Williams Controls plans to lay off workers and move jobs to China • Judge says prevailing wage law doesn't apply on PDC job • Cancer claims Cornelia Murphy, 40, former Oregon AFSCME staffer • ATU Local 757 members will represent Tri-Met at Rail Rodeo in New York • Former congressman David Bonior works for reform in U.S. labor law
May 5, 2006
A labor guide to the governor's race • Change to Win objects to AFL-CIO solidarity rules • CTW unions stage rallies in 40 U.S. cities • Oregon Supreme Court upholds earlier ruling that custodians were illegally fired • Proposed entertainment center to be union-built • Union wins government retraining benefits - over Freightliner's objection • Fire Fighters rally around Pendleton local facing cuts
April 21, 2006
Unions remember fallen workers • Labor movement wants path to citizenship for illegal immigrants • Oregon AFL-CIO's proposed Workers Memorial hits bureaucratic roadblock • Steve Hecker prepares to leave LERC after 25 years • Workers Guide to OR-OSHA
April 7, 2006
Labor in the governor's race: All over the map • Portland on the short list of massive Change to Win organizing drive • Strike averted at Multnomah Education Service • Baird blasts Bush for letting Bay Bridge use foreign steel • Wright appointed business manager of Bricklayers Local 1• AFL-CIO asked to rescind Solidarity Charter deadline• Ambulance crew leaves ATU 757 for independent union
March 17, 2006
Corporations pay less and less in state taxes, leaving workers to pick up the slack • City unions, Portland reach tentative 4-year agreement • Labor's makeover must start with the heart • Oregon AFL-CIO makes primary endorsements, appoints Byrd secretary-treasurer • Union drive under way at Providence Health Systems • Unions invite politicians to learn ABCs of labor • Washington County Corrections signs contract, averting a planned strike • Oregon Lottery workers file for union election • Richmond Baking votes for Local 114
March 3, 2006
Six building trades unions form Construction Alliance • Storm Warning: Merger madness in utility industry threatens reliability • Multnomah County employees union rejects Linn, backs Wheeler for county chair • Byrd considered for vacant AFL-CIO post; COPE to plan political agenda • SEIU recognized as advocate for 6,000 Oregon child care workers • Corrections staff set March 6 strike in Washingon County • Hillsboro School District contracts out custodial jobs • Court upholds ban on piecemeal-paid signature gatherers
February 17, 2006
Portland School District continues to rankle unions • New political party gains momentum • UFCW Local 555 backs Kulongoski for re-election • Diane Linn picks up endorsements from three labor unions • Training center teachers apprentices how to build bridges — literally
February 3, 2006
Independent union challenges ATU 757 at ambulance unit • AFL-CIO backs Oregon ballot measure to make big employers pay for health care • Union drive at Lottery in limbo • Union card is still a worker's best investment
January 20, 2006
Building Trades Council the first labor group to back Kulongoski for re-election • All aboard the gravy train: The new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit was set up to benefit drug and insurance companies • New Medicare drug program is insanely complex • Nurses at Roseburg's Mercy Medical Center vote for ONA • District Council of Trade Unions to start negotiations with City of Portland • West Virginia miners afraid to speak out about safety problem
January 6, 2006
Witt ineligible to serve as secretary-treasurer of AFL-CIO • South Waterfront apprenticeship deal finally gets signatures • DCU members ratify Portland school pact • Freightliner lays off 130 just before Christmas break• Terry Lansing elected to lead Bakers Local 114 • Iron Workers #516 faces shut down at Universal Structural

December 16, 2005
2,000 in Portland march for right to join union • Cowlitz Tribe will build La Center casino with union labor • UFCW Local 555 signs Solidarity Charter with NW Oregon Labor Council • Bricklayer John Mohlis elected leader of Columbia-Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council • Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 members lose to China • Inlandboatman's Union wage 36-hour strike at McCall Oil
December 2, 2005
AFL-CIO and Change to Win announce deal to preserve local labor unity * School employees move closer to strike at Portland School District * Global workers' rights rallies planned Dec. 10 * Momentum builds for critics of Wal-Mart * Oregon AFL-CIO to consider Kyoto Protocol resolution at board meeting * Kulongoski names Chris Warner as new labor liaison * Sandy teachers' strike ends after 16 days on picket line
November 18, 2005
Building trades protest Benson Tower * IBEW helps hurricane survivor start anew in Oregon * Shopping as if the union mattered: A GUIDE TO BUYING UNION * Sandy teachers strike nears close * AFSCME's new office gets decorated by Venezuelan political muralist * CWA asks union members to use Cingular cel phones * Unionists named to City of Portland charter review panel.
November 4, 2005
Union publicizes Wal-Mart workers' skimpy health plan * Mehrens to retire as building trades leader * School district in Sandy forces strike in attempt to bust teachers union * Union workers at Portland Water Bureau at work rebuilding New Orleans * Senator Smith supports minimum wage bill that would hurt lowest-paid workers * AFSCME lobbyist Botkin proposes to change hats * Union officials share insights on AFL-CIO breakup * South Waterfront gets project apprentice agreement * SEIU Local 49 members ratify new contract at Legacy Emanuel * Hillsboro school employees reject outsourcing plan * Portland Public Schools files legal charges against unions * Labor History panel reports parallels, contrasts between 2005 and 1905 * NECA-IBEW apprenticeship program rescues Parkrose High School students
October 21, 2005
Nesbitt resigns as president of Oregon AFL-CIO * Tom Chamberlain to follow Tim Nesbitt as president of Oregon AFL-CIO * Sweeney extends deadline for breakaway unions * Oregon AFL-CIO convention sets policy for next two years * Oregon Supreme Court says Portland school custodians fired illegally * Former governor sounds trumpet for universal health care * Portland School District declares impasse in talks with DCU 
October 7, 2005
Workers at Portland Water Bureau head to New Orleans * Machinists ratify contract at Boeing * Split in labor movement hits Oregon state labor federation * Union coalition ratifies 5-year pact with Kaiser Permanente * SEIU chief says U.S. health care needs radical overhaul * Laborers 483 unhappy with Portland Commissioner Saltzman * Bush uses hurricane disaster to ram through low-wage work
September 16, 2005
18,300 Machinists strike Boeing * AFL-CIO mobilizes 1,000 Katrina volunteers * Millionaire hospital CEO offers workers 25 cent raises; Workers strike * Working America hits 1-million-member mark * LERC scrambles to avoid budget axe * Bakers sign contracts at four locations *Workers ratify new three-year-deal at Cascade General Ship Repair * CWA 7901 adds Portland call center workers
September 2, 2005
Solidarity with workers in the world's biggest sweatshop * State labor federation gives year-end grades to Oregon legislators * CWA, Qwest avert strike * Boeing talks come down to wire * NOLC supports striking Northwest Airline mechanics * Hospital visitors arrive healthy, leave with cold shoulder * Portland janitors hold 28-hour sit-in to protest poverty-level wages * State of Oregon workers ratify two-year pact * Labor Commissioner Dan Gardner runs for re-election
August 19, 2005
CWA workers at Qwest Communications ready to strike in 13 states * AFL-CIO gives mixed review to Oregon Legislature * Oregon AFL-CIO considers restructuring in wake of breakup * Union charges Legacy misplaced priorities * CWA woos workers at new Cingular call center * UNITE HERE Local 9 re-elects Richardson to leadership post
August 5, 2005
AFL-CIO splits, limits work with disaffiliated unions * CAFTA passes with help of U.S. Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon * Congress approves energy policy: tax breaks for oil, gas, coal * New law targets workers comp doctor abuses * 'Lonely lawmaker' continued to show up for work in Salem * RNs ratify contract at SW Washington Medical Center * Richards elected secretary-treasurer of OPEIU Local 11 * Ironworkers Local 516 elects new officers
July 15, 2005
Union women protest Wal-Mart sex discrimination * Senate approves CAFTA; trade battle moves to House * PDC names new director * Travis Eri elected to replace Bill Miller at IBEW Local 125
July 1, 2005
City leads tenant revolt against non-union cleaning contractors * Union elections violate U.S. democratic standards * Wyden and Smith cast deciding votes for CAFTA in committee * Iraqi unionists tell Portlanders of hardships and repression * Union fights plan to outsource custodial work at Hillsboro schools * Labor snubbed in PDC search * Richard Beetle elected business manager of Laborers Local 483
June 17, 2005
Capital Consultants collapse detailed at Congressional hearing * Sparks fly at labor breakfast with Congressman David Wu * Health care reform shot down in Salem * and more
June 3, 2005
Retirement Insecurity: The worry-free retirement is fading * Study says unions train more minorities in construction * OPEIU Local 11 appoints interim executive * Labor stung by Wu letters — for Wiederhorn and against a casino
May 20, 2005
CAFTA fight boils down to who will benefit from trade * Construction unions criticized by outgoing PDC chair Hennessee * Social Security benefits would be cut by progressive indexing * Oregon labor leaders ponder idea of political party for workers * SEIU Local 503 organizes six more nursing homes in Oregon * Petroff re-elected at Machinists District Lodge 24 * Wu opposes Cascade Locks casino, irks construction unions
May 6, 2005
Hearings test out Congress positions on CAFTA* Social Security privatization battle intensifies nationwide * State workers protest health care cost shifting * Union Industries Show features American-made goods and services
April 15, 2005
AFL outs Charles Schwab support for privatization * Unions remember workers killed on the job * Cascade Locks casino complex will be union-built * Union says overdue break contributed to bus accident * Building trades asks Canadian developer to 'Hire Oregon First'
April 1, 2005
Health Care Fraud Squad hits Portland streets* Beware of false comparisons: Social Security is an insurance program * Debate rages about the fate of Social Security * Anti-worker CAFTA treaty may be nearing vote in Congress * BOLI rules multi-use housing project subject to wage laws
March 18, 2005
A deal is a deal: Oregon Supreme Court overturns PERS rollbacks * Ideologues, finance sector mobilize for Social Security privatization * Oregon House considers putting union contracts to a public vote *24-hour strike at ConMet nets new contract * A union for non-union workers: 'Working America' comes to Oregon * Crippling Lane Transit strike ends after six days
March 4, 2005
NW lawmakers see problems with Social Security privatization plan * Oregon Legislature tackles skyrocketing health care costs * Union workers celebrate Goldschmidt firing * and more
February 18, 2005
Lies, damn lies and statistics: George Bush's Campaign to Privatize Social Security* Social Security privatization unites Democrats, divides GOP * Social Security workers pushed to promote partisan agenda
February 4, 2005
Parry Center strike ends * AFL-CIOs Witt appointed state rep in District 31 * Labor's Future: Unions react to SEIU's proposal *Water Bureau worker becomes head of AFSCME Local 189 * AFL-CIO to battle Social Security privatization scheme * ATU 757 delays strike at Lane Transit District
January 21, 2005
Labor ponders what to expect from Legislature * Labor's future: SEIU sparks a debate * Bargaining at Portland School District drags on * Potential owner of PGE eyes job cuts * and more
January 7, 2005
Parry Center strike continues* AFL-CIO's Brad Witt backed for House post * AFL-CIO boycotts Granite Investment based on Capital Consultants ties
December 17, 2004
Politicians call on Parry Center management to end strike * The Oregonian asks staffers to scab at paper in Ohio * Cancer claims Cliff Gutwig, 73 * Oregon AFL-CIO hires first full-time organizer, names research director
December 3, 2004
SEIU Strikes Parry Center * Portland mayor-elect Tom Potter reaches out to labor * IBEW Local 48 and NECA light up football fields at Portland high schools
November 19, 2004
President Bush to nation: Get ready for privatized Social Security * AFL-CIO fared well with endorsed candidates in Oregon * UA Local 290's Endicott appointed to SAIF board * Koch retires as secretary-treasurer of Bakers Local 114
November 5, 2004
Bush wins nationally; Kerry takes Oregon and Washington * Longview hospital workers settle after one-day strike * The rich increasingly dodge taxes paid by the rest * AT&T dumps one-fifth of its remaining workforce.
October 15, 2004
Why labor wants George W. Bush out of the White House * Oregonians face a smorgasbord of ballot measures * Frito-Lay's closure wipes out 134 Bakers Union jobs * Local 483 member Damon Mabee running for Oregon City commissioner * SEIU's Andy Stern visits Portland to spur voter registration
October 1, 2004
Labor-Neighbor walkers hit their stride * Americans losing health coverage at alarming rate * Transit Union 757 urges vote on Washington's Proposition 1 * Labor campaigns for living-wage jobs in Central Oregon * Doug Tweedy of Oregon City Local 1388 elected new leader of NW Carpenters * and more
September 17, 2004
Unions back Democrats, but some members lean Republican * Record crowd turns up at Labor Day picnic * Health care: Expect to have to pay more * and more
September 3, 2004
Oregon workers spared cut in overtime pay, for now* State of the Unions: a snapshot of organized labor * Politics focus of building trades convention * CWA's Rosenbaum elected president of the National Labor Caucus of State Legislators * Kulongoski seeks waiver from feds to import Rx drugs from Canada
August 20, 2004
Laid-off Oregonians ask 'where are the jobs?' * AFL-CIO opposes three November ballot measures: Medical malpractice, SAIF elimination and 'takings' * Prescription drug prices send seniors to Canada * 50,000 greet Kerry at PDX’s Waterfront Park * and more
August 6, 2004
DeFazio asks Bush-Cheney to give back Enron's 'dirty money' * Democratic platform backs right to organize *Comcast systematically squeezing out unions * Oregon AFL-CIO COPE to weigh merits of Measure 35 * Congress okays NAFTA-like deals with Australia and Morocco * and more
July 16, 2004
City of Vancouver convention center protest grows louder * Freightliner employees ratify contract *Health insurance falling away, even for working people
July 2, 2004
Portland Head Start fights union * Ready to strike at Freightliner * Court overturns FCC plan to deregulate mass media * Capital Consultants salesman found guilty of illegal gratuities * IBEW Local 48 elects Mitchell as business manager * Labor leaders ask Bush to expedite Columbia River funds
June 18, 2004
Striking Utah miners tour Northwest seeking help from union members * First responders respond to secret Bush plans for budget cuts * Waterfront Project seeks more diversity in construction * AFL-CIO puts Wiederhorn, Fog Cutter on Unfair List * SEIU 503 loses election at Oregon Judicial Department * Sizemore shifts his anti-union campaign to the local level
June 4, 2004
Union label rare at Starbucks * Wu to introduce Medicare prescription drug reform *Coos County wants union firm to finish gas pipeline * Labor-endorsed candidates do well in May primary * Qwest disconnects 110 CWA members in Portland
May 21, 2004
Bush's Drug Discount Card confuses seniors * Farmers, industry stall enforcement of pesticide law * Building trades call for boycott of Vancouver Convention Center * Maletis Beverage removed from labor's Unfair List
May 7, 2004
Flight attendants oppose on-board pesticides* Portland schools' cafeteria workers merge with SEIU Local 503 * Oregonians remember the 70 workers killed on the job in 2003 * Employees at KBPS radio station vote for IBEW Local 48
April 16, 2004
AFSCME 189 hosts political reception * Labor defends worker felled by insect spray * State of Oregon outsourcing jobs to India * Oregon Investment Council takes pro-worker stance
April 2, 2004
Beer distributor unfair * OPEIU Local 11 ratifies five-year 'joint accord' at Northwest Natural * Oregon AFL-CIO issues endorsements for May 18 primary * Francesconi, Leonard win NOLC backing * Machinists 'pre-approve' strike at Freightliner yard * Classifieds at Portland Public Schools ratify two-year contract
March 19, 2004
DeFazio, Nesbitt take aim at job-destroying trade policy * Union, Leonard unite to protect whistleblower * NOLC interviews political hopefuls * Portland carpenter heads to El Salvador to fight NAFTA II * ILWU Local 5 reaches tentative deal with Powell's Books * Oregon AFL-CIO won't pursue initiatives in November * AND MORE
March 5, 2004
Cabinet chiefs dodge invite to meet Oregon's jobless at PCC * SEIU files for 1,400 judicial workers * Phone company accused of falsely claiming union label * Portland jury tells Wal-Mart to pay for off-the-clock work * New SEIU state director impressed by Oregon *Hallock leaves governor's post to return to UO, replaced by Tom Chamberlain * AND MORE
February 20, 2004
27,000 Oregonians lose unemployment insurance pay * U.S. judge upholds ban on petition pay per signature* UFCW endorses Adams for Portland City Council post
February 6, 2004
California grocery war ignites national campaign * Farmworkers in Oregon to get meal and rest breaks * Pueblo Steelworkers to vote on Oregon Steel proposal * Boydstun Metal Works fires outspoken union supporter * United Air Comfort shuts down after union wins election * USPS ordered to halt overuse of temps * Portland workers pan State of the Union address * AND MORE
January 16, 2004
Labor movement urges ‘yes’ vote on Ballot Measure 30 * Plumbers object to ‘waterless urinals’ * Children’s charities get B.U.L.L. Session gift of $300k * AND MORE
January 2, 2004
Union says cleaning firm uses ‘franchises’ to skirt wage laws * After ‘decert,’ CNF looks to send jobs overseas * Good Samaritan Hospital workers avert one-day strike * Bush ignores jobless workers * UFCW takes health care strike against Safeway nationwide * AND MORE  

December 19, 2003
Demonstrations in 64 cities for the right to organize * AFL-CIO wants SAIF to revert back to state agency * Critics say NAFTA’s 10-year record validates dire predictions * O’Connor, Petroff re-elected to top labor council spots * Mayor Katz agrees to meet with MACG on affordable housing and living wage * AND MORE
December 5, 2003
Union movement condemns Miami police conduct * SEIU wins wave of union elections at nursing homes * IBEW 125 reacts to Enron's proposed sale of PGE * AFL-CIO revs up "Right to Organize" campaign * CNF Services office workers decertify from Local 11 * OHSU ‘contracts in’ AFSCME patients billing unit * Changes in Medicare prescription drug bill tough to swallow * Oregon AFL-CIO considers plan to protect workers from overtime scheme * Leonard to seek re-election; uncertain on whom to support for mayor * Radio stations’ new owners not fans of unions * AND MORE
November 21, 2003
Powells workers stage first of multiple walkouts * Oregon rocked hard by economic tremors * Portland seniors demand right to import cheaper Canadian drugs * Providence Milwaukie nurses win hard-fought first contract * Labor rights violations widespread in the United States
November 7, 2003
Portland grocery, meat contracts ratified * AFSCME Local 189 says ‘Go Fish’ in Portland City Council race * Len Phillips settles in at Sheet Metal Workers 16 * Curbs on liberties opposed by Portland City Council, labor * Colombian unionist risks life to aid workers in his country * CWA reaches tentative contract at Dex Media * AND MORE
October 17, 2003
Large numbers of unemployed reach end of the line * AFL-CIO releases 2003 ratings of Oregon legislators * Big layoffs at Viking Industries and Canron hit union workers hard * Labor council, building trades group endorse Markgraf for PUD position * Corcoran to leave Senate for job on state panel * Local 11 appeals 'decert' loss at CNF * ILWU Local 5 faces contract trouble with Powell’s Books * Union pension funds invested in South Waterfront project * AND MORE
October 3, 2003
Immigrant workers board bus to D.C. to win civil rights * Managers worsening Multnomah County chaos * Congress considers bills to accelerate thinning of forests * Kaiser Permanente gets high marks on quality of care report * AND MORE
September 19, 2003
Delegates tap leaders for AFL-CIO’s top spots * Local 11 fights decertification attempt at CNF * Oregon labor gears up for high-stakes political battle * NOLC opposes November ballot measure to create public utility district * Labor mourns death of Local 36's Quigley * "Labor's Campaign Heroes" honored at special dinner * AND MORE
September 5, 2003
Workers protest Bush policies* UAW ends 344-day strike at Williams Controls * OEA, AFT sue to hold Sizemore liable for $2.5 million verdict * Workers at Crown Cork and Seal honor slain co-worker's memory * Laid-off custodian illustrates family health care needs * AND MORE
August 15, 2003
Despite surprise vote by Wyden, labor loses trade votes * Construction workers rally lawmakers for jobs * Rosenbaum challenges Witt for secretary-treasurer * Embattled pro-union workers lose third election at Boydstun Metal * Portland seniors 'blow whistle' on Medicare privatization plan * Union Summer turns focus to recruiting young people * Union restaurant guide * Portland coalition kicks off immigrant rights campaign * AND MORE
August 1, 2003
PERS battle cry: 'A deal is a deal' * Oregon lawmakers defy labor, vote for free trade agreements * AFL-CIO files initiatives proposing health care for all kids in Oregon * Bill would help put 'Made in Oregon' back on license plates * AND MORE
July 18, 2003
Portland janitors ratify contract * Unions protest G-P's out-of-state workers * Home for the holidays, congressmen hear from unionists * 8,000 Carpenters end strike in Western Washington * Providence Milwaukie nurses strike * Unions nearly ready to file PERS lawsuits * AND MORE
July 4, 2003
First contract for 13,000 homecare workers * Drug companies bilk U.S. consumers, author says * State workers reach 11th-hour deal * Workers at John Day's Blue Mountain Hospital push to join AFSCME * ILWU reaches accord for MERC security staff * Carpenters walk out in Western and Central Washington * AND MORE
June 20, 2003
Labor fears the worst in new Chile, Singapore trade deals * NLRB slaps Williams Controls for unfair acts * CWA leads 'privacy rights'protest at Comcast Cable* Janitors march for fair contract * Iron Workers' Paddy Barry steps down as business manager * CWA reaches tentative deal with Qwest * AND MORE
June 6, 2003
Opponents fight Wal-Mart expansion site by site * Labor bills to rein in drug costs face roadblock * Metropolitan Alliance assembly gets labor boost * Jury awards iron worker $520,000 for jobsite negligence * Portland, AFSCME Local 189 settle 2001 dispute * Voters pass new income taxes to fund schools for three years * Bill targets 'Enterprise Zone' property tax exemptions * AND MORE
May 16, 2003
Judge shuts down Sizemore operation * Portland votes to enforce and track wage laws * Unions prepare lawsuit against PERS reform bill * Transit Union Local 757 reaches accord with ambulance service AMR * SEIU Local 49 loses Lebanon Hospital vote * No end in sight for UAW strikers at Williams Controls in Tigard * Reports on May Day activities in Portland, Bend, and Wauna * Union baker a finalist in national cake decorating contest * Unions play big role at annual Women in Trades Fair * AND MORE
May 2, 2003
UFCW airs new Wal-Mart strategy * AFL-CIO's Nesbitt tells City Club tax reform needed * Ballot Measure 26-48 to aid Multnomah County schools backed by labor * Labor counts win for corporate accountability reform * Security guards seek first ILWU contract at Metro * Labor criticizes budget proposals of Oregon's governor, legislators * AND MORE
April 18, 2003
At Oregon Legislature 'Jobs in the woods' bill gaining momentum * AFSCME marks 35th anniversary of MLK assassination * Seventy-five workers killed on the job in Oregon in 2002 * Labor provides input in new hazardous noise booklet * AND MORE
April 4, 2003
Anti-union Wal-Mart challenging UFCW * Labor picks four candidates for Portland School Board * Minimum wage under attack in Oregon House * Oregon lawmakers extend unemployment insurance * Retirees group holds founding convention
March 21, 2003
Number of uninsured grows in Oregon, U.S. * Former congressman builds labor-environmentalist bridges * Pro-union worker fired by bank, hired by union * Unions join rally for peace
March 7, 2003
Trade treaties target service, information, public sectors * Portland teachers ratify pact * AND MORE
Feb. 21, 2003
Labor takes tax fairness campaign to legislators * Portland city agency rebuffs coalition's call to use 'responsible contractors' * Sizemore still dodging jury's verdict, union attorney says * Union family of murder victim recall her activist life * Employees give input in design of new unit at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center * ANALYSIS: Why is the impending war a union issue? * AND MORE
Feb. 7, 2003
Ex-Gov. Goldschmidt lobbies against airline workers * Providence Milwaukie nurses fight for first contract, agency shop * Rally buoys United Auto Workers' strikers at Williams Controls * AFL-CIO sees success in better-crafted tax plan * Salem rally cries for 'education funding' * AND MORE
Jan. 17, 2003
Teachers' strike looms at Portland schools * Questions and answers about Ballot Measure 28 * Union supporters turn away cars of strikebreakers at Williams Controls * Oregon AFL-CIO fleshes out legislative 'action plan' * AND MORE
Jan. 3, 2003
Health care reform tops labor's legislative agenda * Oregon AFL-CIO wants Indian gambling casinos to be built and operated union * IBEW taps Edwards for District 9 post; Zadow new BM * IBEW's Gardner puts 'labor' back into labor commissioner's office * Metropolitan Alliance pushes for 'responsible contracting' in housing * Analysis: Failure of Measure 28 will hurt economy * Boydstun Metal Works fires union supporter, father of 11 * AND MORE
December 20, 2002

Kulongoski appoints Hallock a senior policy adviser * Resolution to Sizemore case delayed for months * Steelworkers hopeful Colorado dispute may end at Oregon Steel * Striking UAW workers hope for accord with Williams Control * BULL Session donates $300,000 to charities * Workers, unions and community succeed in recalling Lincoln County school board members * AND MORE
December 6, 2002
Grocery/meat strike averted in Oregon * AFL-CIO endorses Measure 28 in January special election * Sizemore files three more anti-union measures for 2004 * Safeway, Frito Lay helped fight minimum wage measure * National protests Nov. 21 launch Justice@Wal-Mart drive * Workers' Rights Board takes hard look at janitorial contractors * Nesbitt tapped for Kulongoski's transition steering committee * West Coast dockworkers to vote on 6-year contract * AND MORE

ILWU offers to unload World Series cameras for free, but shippers refuse * Countdown to Election Day * UFCW 555 re-elects Pronovost, Clay * Two Oregon SEIU locals join fight to deflate Rx prices * Utah economist debunks high-costs ascribed to Davis-Bacon * UAW cautions customers at scab-run Williams Controls * Union-busting consultant Jim Frazer strikes again * LERC professor says job training not solution to unemployment *

October 18, 2002

November 2002 election endorsements * Bush Taft-Hartley court order forces shippers to end lockout * Guild ratifies 5-year pact at Eugene Register-Guard * Ballot Measure 25: Low-wage workers to get pay raise if labor-backed measure wins * 'Stop Cogentrix' coalition declares victory in Madras * First phase of new G-P plant is 'rat' * Organized labor aims to expand political influence * Machinists' Don Wheeler dies at 62 * Henson named business manager of AFSCME 189 * Union retirees endorse Bill Bradbury for U.S. Senate * AND MORE

October 4, 2002

Jury agrees that Sizemore's OTU groups engaged in racketeering * Shippers lock out ILWU * Oregon AFL-CIO opposes health care for all measure * 'Labor's Own' endorsements include four rank-and-filers * Alliance for Retired Americans mobilizes in Portland area * AFSCME looking for former members to form retirees' club * Willamette Valley grocery talks stalled * HERE Local 9 re-elects Richardson, Gonzalez * Women rally for Bradbury, blast Smith TV attack ad

September 20, 2002

Machinists reject pact at Boeing, but strike vote doesn't fly * Union lawsuit whittles away at Sizemore's credibility * CF bankruptcy puts workers behind the 8-ball * Retired cop Jeff Barker labor's choice in new House District 28 * Budget cuts could force closure of seven prisons, AFSCME warns * 'Wobblies' resurrecting in Portland, but face employer opposition * Recession may be over, but workers still face uncertainty about recovery * AND MORE
September 6, 2002

Machinists remain on job at Boeing * Sizemore initiative lawsuit tossed out * Building Trades Council endorses Smith for U.S. Senate * Labor's own Randy Leonard vies for Portland City Council seat * AFSCME organizes staff at Hermiston's only hospital * Beleaguered workers at Boydstun Metal vote for Local 16 * PGE workers and Democrats demand accountability for corporate crooks * AND MORE

August 16, 2002

Falling stock prices leave PERS under-funded * Anti-union measures won't be on November ballot * AFL-CIO blasts Bush threat of troops versus longshore workers * ATU 757 elects Zullo to lead union * Civil Service Board orders reinstatement of school custodians * Labor's Own legislator: CWA's Diane Rosenbaum * AFL-CIO Summer School continues to draw record crowds *

August 2, 2002

Sizemore's anti-union initiative won't make it onto Oregon ballot * Transit Union considers accepting Romanian subway unit as affiliate * State legislator Gary Hansen proud of his Plumbers card * Unions forced to organize outside toothless labor laws * Guild over three years without contract at Eugene Register-Guard * More schools look at contracting out * Bush fast track gets congressional approval * AND MORE

July 19, 2002

Portland School Board discards 300 custodial jobs * Machinists at Boeing plants authorize strike in big way * Initiative reformers file petition to end the buying and selling of signatures * Minimum wage initiative headed for November ballot * Critics find massive forgery and fraud on Sizemore's I-18 * Labor's own voice for the little guy plays defense at the State Capitol * Four years after unionizing, Bi-Mart workers decertify without a contract * AND MORE
July 5, 2002

Port strike looms along Pacific Coast * Seniors buy drugs, save money on cross-border 'Rx Express' * Portland School Board closer to contracting custodial jobs * AND MORE

June 21, 2002

AFL-CIO says: 'Ted Kulongoski for governor!' * CWA applauds support of Beaverton mayor for AT&T merger * Delegates debate issues at Oregon AFL-CIO convention * Health care initiative opposed; AFL-CIO puts its stamp on 2002 general election campaign * Custodians take jobs campaign to school board neighbors * AND MORE

June 7, 2002

Union voters help put candidates over top in May primary * With NW senators' approval 'Fast track' passes Senate * Labor plays major role in founding Metro Alliance for Common Good * Oregon Bus Project targets electing Democrats to the State Legislature * NLRB judge rules Kaiser lockout of Steelworkers illegal * It's official, Leonard will run for Portland City Council * Office and Professional Employees Local 11 enters new chapter * PGE responds to union grievance with lawsuit * Sizemore files anti-union ballot measure * AND MORE

May 17, 2002

Oregon AFL-CIO creates 'New Alliance' * U.S. panel says Canadian softwood imports hurt American woodworkers * Workers at Umatilla Chemical Depot vote union * KPTV 12 news staff decertifies from AFTRA * Labor collecting signatures for initiative to boost minimum wage * Columbia-Pacific Building Trades asks unions to join Metro Alliance group * Building trades hold May Day rally * AND MORE

May 3, 2002

Custodians offer wage concessions at school district * Experts forecast continuing crisis in health care costs * Kitzhaber vetoes farm worker bargaining bill * Painters engage members with massive gift giveaway

April 19, 2002

Memorial service April 26 in Portland * AT&T strike contingency procedure involved training workers from India * Labor raises $29,427 for MDA without bowling a single ball * OR-OSHA reaches $1 million settlement on 1997 airport garage collapse

April 5, 2002

Labor joins environmentalists, others to stop power plant in Central Oregon* Albany Steelworkers ratify contract at Wah Chang * Voter alert: More signature thieves hit Salem, Portland * Portland School Board considers severe cuts in budget

March 15, 2002

Custodians turn up heat to keep jobs at schools * Hansen succeeds Cook as president of Letter Carriers Portland Branch 82 * September trial date set in RICO lawsuit against Sizemore's OTU * Steelworkers' settlement at Wah Chang remains uncertain

March 1, 2002

Steelworkers still waiting for Wah Chang contract * Boycott leads NORPAC to negotiate with PCUN * Oregon AFL-CIO to sponsor initiative to outlaw pay for petition signers * AFL-CIO's Nesbitt argues against fast-track trade scheme
February 15, 2002

Governor has role in settlement of OHSU nurse's strike * School District intends to contract out custodial jobs * Downey succeeds Younger at Multnomah County AFSCME Local 88 * IBEW urges Congress to protect workers from pension abuses

February 1, 2002

Diverse groups join labor in asking state legislators for worker relief package * Damage lingers from power crisis * DCTU stung by Portland proposal to hike non-union wages up to 26 percent * Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are used to clobber workers

January 18, 2002

Labor in vanguard of Bush protesters * Governor releases list of potential state budget cuts * New pesticide rules ignore concerns about worker health * Albany labor dispute ruled a strike

January 4, 2002

Striking nurses find community support * The year in review - Oregon AFL-CIO looks back on 2001 * Voter Education Project fights petition fraud * Congressional hearing gets earful from PGE employees

December 21, 2001

Kulongoski wins AFL-CIO support * 12,000 homecare workers in Oregon say 'Union Yes' * AFSCME Local 88 elects Rosenberger president * Local 125 members testify at congressional probe of Enron fiasco

December 7, 2001

Governor endorsement on AFL-CIO's docket * Tentative deal reached at NWREL * Labor Council supports city's refusal to assist feds with immigrant interviews * IRRA panel examines spiraling costs for health care

November 16, 2001

Laid-off union workers in Oregon protest 'stimulus' bill * Portland city workers ratify pact * Home health care workers to vote on unionization * Blumenauer speaks out against fast-track trade bill

November 2, 2001

Postal workers in terrorist's sights; two die in D.C. * Ratification of Portland, DCTU contract proposal uncertain * Steelworkers' lockout at Rocky Mountain Steel enters fifth year * AFL-CIO to join business group for economic recovery summit Nov. 19

October 19, 2001

DCTU gives strike notice to City of Portland * Senate Republican filibuster halts airline workers' aid * Freightliner wins wage cuts before announcing closure * Wah Chang locks out 694 Albany Steelworkers

October 5, 2001

Fed's airline bailout bill leaves workers behind * Skyrocketing health care costs impact bargaining * Building Trades Council girds for fight against initiative to kill prevailing wage * Freightliner says Portland plant will close if concessions not met

September 21, 2001

Oregon AFL-CIO convention trudges forward following news of terrorist attacks on U.S. * Gubernatorial candidates court convention delegates * Home care campaign by Local 503 nears completion * Portland cabbies stage wildcat strike at Broadway Cab

September 7, 2001

Gardner gets early support from labor groups in race for labor commissioner *Flight attendants tell Delta Air Lines 'It's union for us' * Unprecedented verdict frees Adidas shoe worker in Indonesia * AFT-Oregon files lawsuit against Sizemore's OTU

August 24, 2001

Portland city workers move closer to strike * More organizing needed to increase labor's power * Oregon AFL-CIO compiles COPE voting records for 2001 * Clock ticking for strike at Oregon's state universities by SEIU #503

August 3, 2001

Workplace drug testing policies nabbing non-users * Mandatory drug testing for workers dates back to 1980s * Electrician eyeing run for labor post * State workers to vote on contract

July 20, 2001

AFL-CIO joins diverse group to fight unfair trade bill * Unions fare okay as 71st legislative session ends July 6 * Workers at Freightliner ratify new pact * Work stoppage looms for largest unit of Oregon public employees

July 6, 2001

City employees go on 'Porkland' tour * Legislature passes bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits * CWA inks first union contract at AT&T Broadband * Union leaders file several draft initiatives for 2002 election ballot

June 15, 2001

Oregon lawmakers tinker with electricity deregulation delay * Willamette Industries workers protest Weyerhaeuser invasion * Kitzhaber signs 'Patients' Bill of Rights' * Gateway Health closes day after union election date set

June 1, 2001

Sheriff Noelle wants county prisoners to replace union janitorial workers *Aramark cafeteria workers at PSU join AFSCME union * Union households in Oregon cast most ballots, study shows

May 18, 2001

Northwest aluminum workers protest BPA's death-knell *Court upholds injured worker's rights * Portland wage subsidy at PGE Park rankles DCTU * Gillespie succeeds Devlaeminck as president of AFSCME Council 75

May 4, 2001

Metal Trades Council neutral in Cascade's sale of Dry Dock 4 * Employees at Eugene Register-Guard struggle for new contract * Health professionals file for union election at Pacific Gateway Hospital * Displaced workers share unemployment woes with legislators

April 20, 2001

NAFTA job retraining program out of money * Unions urge citizen input at Portland city budget hearings * Labor opposes NAFTA-like plan to cover Western Hemisphere * Iron Workers #29's Neil Crocker gets hero's salute at labor awards banquet

April 6, 2001

Carpenters Union pulls out of AFL-CIO * Labor unites on plan for BPA power * ATU Local 757 sues Laidlaw for violation of Corvallis wage law * Portland School District custodians get the axe mid-year

March 16, 2001

Management letter to city of Portland employees irks members of DCTU * Lawmakers call for stricter curbs on Mexican trucks * Labor alarmed about secret trade negotiations * AFL-CIO presents bills to extend unemployment benefits

March 2, 2001

Oregon AFL-CIO jobs panel wants electrical dereg statute delayed * Kaiser Aluminum expected to pull the plug soon on Northwest * Local 701 event custodians win first contract with MERC * Petroff elected head of IAM District Lodge 24

February 16, 2001

U.S. sawmill jobs at stake in battle over Canadian lumber * AFL-CIO Nurses win organizing drive at Kaiser * Multnomah County sets up mortgage aid for union employees

February 2, 2001

Energy crisis prompts deregulation concern * Sizemore group files more initiatives * Union workers bend ears of Wyden, Blumenauer on energy crisis concern * Tri-Met won't buy Rocky Mountain steel for light rail

January 19, 2001

Oregon AFL-CIO 'cautiously positive' about Legislature * Portland school custodians resist move to graveyard shift * AFL-CIO asks Wyden to oppose Ashcroft for Attorney General * Willamette Industries unions band together for better pensions

January 5, 2001

West's rising power bills costing thousands of union jobs * $1.5 million gift will help LERC establish job safety programs * Former Precision Castparts worker gets $100k to leave

December 15, 2000

Oregon AFL-CIO backs "patients' bill of rights" bill for 2001 Legislature * Teachers union files lawsuit against OTU * CWA's Joel Valera fired by AT&T for speaking up * OPEU organizes NW Education Labs

December 1, 2000

Search starts to find new executive director for LERC * Court tosses labor's Open and Fair Elections Act ballot measure * Anti-union campaign takes toll on AWPPW organizing drive * BULL Session presents $250,000 to nine charities
November 17, 2000

Sizemore measures go down in flames * Union members turn out to polls in record numbers; business outspends labor 15 to 1 * Labor coalition ends partnership program with City of Portland * Hallock steps down as LERC director
November 3, 2000

'Super Sunday' brings top union officials to Portland to fight 92 & 98 * Previous election invalidated; Heintzman back at helm of ATU 757 * Union-led campaign may block Oregon Steel from light-rail project * Local 11 401(k) trust sues Capital Consultants, others

October 20, 2000

Shipyard workers reject proposals * Painters District Council 5 helps Hispanic workers collect back pay * AFL-CIO supports three ballot measures: 6, 94 & 99

October 6, 2000

Feds take over Capital Consultants; unions' trust funds at stake * Measure 93 would cost taxpayers millions to answer 'nickel-and-dime' funding questions * Kaiser Permanente and labor finalize national contract * Steelworkers Union announces end to Kaiser lockout

September 15, 2000

Gore opposes anti-union Measures 92 and 98 * Sizemore and gang experiment with 'educational reform' with Measure 95 * Steelworkers and allies want Tri-Met to rule out Oregon Steel * Building Trades Council 'just says no' to Measures 92 & 98

September 1, 2000

New Portland Classical Chinese Garden is union-built * Measure 91 would make the rich richer, while state services undergo severe cuts * Steelworkers win 'Good Corporate Citizenship Clause' at BPA * City of Portland contract workers get raise as part of 'Living Wage' drive

August 18, 2000

Powell's workers ratify first contract * Paramount Hotel signs union contract with HERE Local 9 * Judge gags CWA at US West/Qwest * Bi-Mart in hot water again with NLRB

August 4, 2000

'Paycheck deception' Measures 92 and 98 qualify for state ballot * Union officials content with Georgia-Pacific buyout of Fort James * Religious employers don't always practice what they preach * Frustrated by stalled negotiations, AFSCME members march on Salem City Council meeting

July 21, 2000

Asst. police chief meets with labor council to discuss 'May Day Melee' * Labor and religious leaders renew alliance to help working poor * Oregon labor movement gears up for major election effort * After 22-month ordeal, Steelworkers approve pay-raise deal to end Kaiser feud

July 7, 2000

Oregon AFL-CIO plans for politics, organizing * Portland Workers' Rights Board hears Powell's Bookstore case * Public defense lawyers conduct one-day strike * Actors picket Portland ad agencies

June 16, 2000

Tradeswomen pitch non-traditional work to students * Delta Airlines target of AFL-CIO rally for right to organize * Wage and hour panel requires parents to monitor teens' night work * Bruce to retire as head of IBEW Local 48; Edwards takes over

June 2, 2000

NW Labor Press celebrates first century, looks to second * Judge rules Oregon Steel must pay lost wages * AFL-CIO COPE confab June 19-20

May 19, 2000

With help from Carpenters Union, Drywall hangers get back pay; more due * AFL-CIO signs off on package of workers' comp changes proposed by governor's panel * ATU wins $35,631 in back pay for Laidlaw crew * State of Oregon temp workers vote for union

May 5, 2000

Northwest Oregon Labor Council May Primary recommendations * AFL-CIO steps up to fight permanent trading status for China * Nike billionaire Knight irked by UofO stand on worker rights * New Xerox employees join UNITE
April 21, 2000

Labor to remember workers killed on the job * OSHA hearings will stress need for workplace ergonomics standard * New global economy holds peril for American workers, Marshall warns * Workers face debilitating exposure to countless pesticides on the job

April 7, 2000

Boeing workers stand together, win together * School custodians stop plan to replace them with students, other volunteers * Oregon will be test state for national AFL-CIO's 'New Alliance' program * Teacher union head debates Bill Sizemore

March 17, 2000

AFL-CIO weighs in on primary election * AFL-CIO survey says pay equity top concern of women * Unionists sit-in at Washington State Capitol * Corvallis hospital housekeepers represented by OE Local 701 intensify crusade for first contract

March 3, 2000

Oregon AFL-CIO embarks on Labor 2000 campaign * Kaiser and unions will try national bargaining * Head Start workers in Jackson, Josephine counties to vote on union * Christian Coalition of Oregon in bed with Bill Sizemore
February 18, 2000

Labor group tells feds destroying dams not the answer * Economist says Social Security system not on verge of collapse * Engineers, technicians strike Boeing Co. * Sizemore files signatures to put 'paycheck deception' back on ballot

February 4, 2000

"Unity rally" bolsters strikers at CleanPak * Oregon AFL-CIO files "Patients' Bill of Rights" initiative * Skit protests oppression of banana workers in Guatemala * UFCW Local 555 wraps up grocery contracts early

January 21, 2000

Portland labor-management program saving tax dollars * Corvallis bus drivers get contract * Universal health care initiative filed * State wants to use inmate labor to build new women's prison in Wilsonville

January 7, 2000

Oregon AFL-CIO unfolds ambitious 2000 political plan * Governor appoints panel to look at workers' comp * Weston elected to head SEIU #49 * Boss wins 'decert' at Coos Bay newspaper

December 17, 1999

Labor rally opens America's eyes to WTO * DeFazio, U.S. elected officials respond to WTO * AT&T to close Portland office; CWA strike eyed * Internet Web designers have contract with UFCW

December 3, 1999

Chief executive officers' pay exploded in 1990s * Machinists help member win back job, overtime pay * Locked-out Kaiser Aluminum workers rally outside BPA office in Portland

November 19, 1999

How trade came to be more important than anything else * Doctors reject contract proposal from Providence Medical Group * Union workers display their skills in making casks for Trojan 'hot' rods

November 5, 1999

Sheet Metal Local 16 strike at CleanPak is the longest in Oregon * Anti-WTO rally in Seattle is 'building like a tidal wave' * State corrections workers make their point in week-long strike * OE #701 gets first contract at SW Washington Medical Center

October 15, 1999

World Trade Organization: Labor coalition begins mobilization for Seattle 'Street Heat' * New leader at HERE Local 9 ambitious to organize Portland * Committees, political action outlined by Oregon AFL-CIO * Labor works together to pass Corvallis bus operators initiative

October 1, 1999

Organizing a top priority for Nesbitt, Witt * Per-cap increase will fund campaigns to fight Sizemore's anti-union initiatives * Resolutions map out AFL-CIO agenda * Leonard says time might be ripe for Democratic Labor Party
September 17, 1999

Nesbitt, Witt win AFL-CIO election on white ballot * O'Connor, Petroff seek re-election at Northwest Oregon Labor Council * Operating Engineers brace for strike at Kaiser Permanente * Engineers decertify at Frito Lay

September 3, 1999

Fletcher to retire from top post of Oregon AFL-CIO *Machinists at Boeing vote on new contract * Devlaeminck drops out of race for president of AFL-CIO * City of Portland employees reject contract extension

August 20, 1999

Union workers move Trojan nuclear reactor to Hanford graveyard * Labor happy to see legislative session come to an end * Proposed US West/Qwest merger raises concerns of CWA officials * Atlas Copco workers vote 141 to 1 to strike
August 6, 1999

New Keizer skate park is union made * Mobilization against globalization in Seattle the week of Nov. 30 * Labor history mural to be unveiled at Portland Community College

July 16, 1999

The broken promise of U.S. labor law: How ATU took on a multi-billion-dollar company * IBEW Local 48's Grant Zadow appointed to Port Commission *Wells Fargo steps down as lead financier for Oregon Steel Mills * CWA's Rosenbaum will run for Oregon AFL-CIO first VP

July 2, 1999

Portland unionists take 'Freedom Tour' at PDX * The broken promise of U.S labor law: After 50 years of labor attempts at reform, where do unions go from here? * Oregon AFL-CIO will seek special assessment to fight 'right-to-work' * Oregon AFL-CIO keeps Pac/West on Unfair/Do Not Patronize List

June 18, 1999

Labor coalition will advocate a balanced approach to save fish * The broken promise of U.S. labor law: Rights guaranteed but unprotected * Oregon's 'highest-in-nation' minimum wage shows benefits

June 4, 1999

SEIU 49 ratifies pact at Kaiser Permanente * Painters embark on five-state organizing campaign * Portland group seeks Katz' support in steel dispute

May 21, 1999

Machinists vote to end strike at Cummins NW * Bi-Mart workers censored * A member of Roofers Local 49 earns Lifesaving Award

May 7, 1999

Local 701's Cook takes full-time job at Port of Portland * OPEU trying to organize 'temps' * Striking Cummins Machinist takes own life April 28

April 16, 1999

Labor to remember workers killed on the job * Sawyer to run for secretary-treasurer of AFL-CIO * Klamath Falls millionaire pushes 'JOBS Plus' agenda * Bus drivers walk out in protests

April 2, 1999

Corvallis bus drivers stage one-day walkout * Union-owned Global Mariner documents exploitation * Sheet Metal Union feels heat of prison labor competition * House votes to roll back minimum wage

March 19, 1999

Nesbitt, Witt announce slate for top posts in AFL-CIO * Restaurant association continues assault on minimum wage * UFCW wants Rite Aid on boycott list * Derfler drops "right-to-work" bill in Senate

March 5, 1999

Labor talks Social Security with area politicians * Intel's request for tax break wins support * ATU files initiative petition to set prevailing wage for bus operators * Damages due for delay in reopening Hawthorne Bridge

February 19, 1999

Senate passes charter school bill; tip-credit lobby challenged * Trades gather to protest unfair hiring practices * Union membership climbs nationally; drops in Oregon

February 5, 1999

Machinists strike parts department at Cummins * Minimum wage, farmworkers under attack in Salem * Laidlaw Inc. driving Portland school, Corvallis bus operators closer to strike * Steelworkers to ratchet up pressure on Wells Fargo
January 15, 1999

Oregon jobs don't pay living wages * AFSCME's Devlaeminck to run for president of Oregon AFL-CIO * US West bosses get fat pay raises

January 1, 1999

Corvallis bus drivers closer to walking out * Oregon AFL-CIO eyes assessment to fight 'right-to-work' anti-union law * 'Union' grocers are opening new stores non-union * Oregon AFL-CIO won't talk to reporters from ABC

December 18, 1998

Sizemore sues Oregon AFL-CIO over Measure 59 * Powell's Books trying to stifle organizing drive by ILWU * Slain Seattle bus driver, ATU member, remembered with procession service

December 4, 1998

Sizemore files more 'paycheck deception' initiatives for 2000 * Labor fights job safety rule changes * Students and faculty at Lewis & Clark College ask justice for janitors

November 20, 1998

Voters squash anti-unon Measure 59 * Transportation Department looking at Abhe & Svoboda * CWA, US West join forces to help dislocated workers

November 6, 1998

Corvallis bus drivers veer toward strike * Non-food employees at Eugene Freddy's go union * Multnomah County okays living wage * Painters win grievance against Portland School District

October 16, 1998