ILWU,
Carpenters boost Fire Fighters’ Toy & Joy program
The
International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific NW Regional
Council of Carpenters donated hundreds of gifts to the Portland
Fire and Rescue’s Toy and Joy program.
[Left,
Maggie O’Brien of union contractor O’Brien Constructors
transports gifts donated by the Carpenters Union to the Toy &
Joy program.]
AFSCME
strike at Multnomah Education Service District ends after two weeks
A two-week strike by classified employees at the Multnomah Education
Service District ended shortly after 3 a.m. on Dec. 15, following
a 13-hour mediation session. Help
extended to storm-ravaged union families on coast
Labor liaisons to the American Red Cross have been sent to Oregon
to help union members in coastal communities hit hard by wind storms
and flooding earlier this month.
Oregon
Fire Fighters Council endorses Gordon Smith
On
its Web site, the council said it endorsed Smith because of his sponsorship
of a national collective bargaining bill, and for his support of the
SAFER Act, another priority bill of the union. AFL-CIO
calls for Hilton boycott
The
Oregon AFL-CIO has agreed to support a boycott of the downtown Portland
Hilton Hotel & Executive Tower, and at its Dec. 11 quarterly meeting,
called on affiliated unions to support the boycott.
UA
Local 290 to host robotics competition kickoff
The
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
Robotics Competition will kick off in Oregon Jan. 5 at the Tualatin
training facility of Plumbers and Fitters Local 290.
Iron
Workers Local 29 elects officers
Kevin
Jensen has been re-elected financial secretary-treasurer of Portland-based
Iron Workers Local 29. He ran unopposed.
