April 16, 2010 Volume 111 Number 8
Judge
expresses doubts about Worker Freedom lawsuit
For the two
business groups seeking to overturn Oregon’s Worker Freedom
Act, an April 9 court appearance seemed to go poorly.
Health
insurance reform: How will it affect union members?
On March 23,
President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. How will it affect union members? It’s
complicated.
Iron
Workers ‘top out’ new Kaiser Medical Center
Members of Iron Workers Local 29 and Operating Engineers
Local 701 hoisted the final 36-foot long, two-ton beam to the fourth
floor roof of the patient bed tower at Kaiser Permanente's new Kaiser
Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro April 12.
Working
Families Party aims to ramp up in 2010
This
could be a big year for the Oregon Working Families Party, a union-backed
third party that's campaigning for a state bank and other causes.
Worker Memorial
Day: Focus on safety & health
Unions
to remember fallen workers at memorial service in Salem April 28
The
Oregon AFL-CIO will hold a memorial service at the Fallen Workers
Memorial at noon Wednesday, April 28 — Workers Memorial Day.
Ergonomic
regulation reform put on the back burner
It’s
been nine years since a Republican-majority Congress overturned
brand-new workplace ergonomic regulations. One year into Democratic
controlf of the White House and Congress, there’s no appetite
for reinstating them.
Washington
state
Senator
Murray: I-5 bridge decision must be made quickly
U.S.
Sen. Patty Murray told Southwest Washington union officials April
8 that federal funding for a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia
River could be delayed by as much as eight years if politicians from
Oregon and Washington don’t put their egos aside and quickly
find agreement on what type of bridge they want.
Senator
Cantwell: Jobs are priority number one
Several dozen
local labor leaders met with Washington U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell
April 6 in a wide-ranging half-hour long exchange at her offices
in the Marshall House in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
Clark
County Clerk Parker announces re-election bid
Clark
County Clerk Sherry Parker announced her run for re-election. A former
member of Office and Professional Employees Local 11, Parker has served
as County Clerk since January 2007.
Job
announcement
Labor’s Community Service Agency, Inc. seeks
executive director, full time (40+ hrs. per week), starting salary:
$52,000 to $60,000 annually, DOE.
Application Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2010 at 5 p.m. For a complete
job description, click here. |
