March 21, 2003

Labor headlines from the March 21, 2003, edition
of the Northwest Labor Press

Number of uninsured grows in Oregon, U.S.: Labor leaders and representatives of Portland-area business came together March 14 to discuss the rising number of Oregonians without health insurance and the impact it's having on society.
Former congressman builds labor-environmentalist bridges: Focusing on points of unity - like trade policy and corporate villainy - Jim Jontz has spent a decade building alliances that once seemed unlikely.
Pro-union worker fired by bank, hired by union: Like thousands of other workers fired in union organizing campaigns, Blake Schneider says he had a perfect record at Wells Fargo until the day he was sacked.
Unions join rally for peace: The newly-formed group Portland Labor for Peace and Justice was one of 91 co-sponsors of a massive March 15 rally for peace in the Middle East at Portland's Waterfront Park.