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Labor headlines from the May 2, 2003, edition
of the Northwest Labor Press

UFCW airs new Wal-Mart strategy: "We have to start going to Wal-Mart, because America is already shopping there," says Mike Leonard, head of the Department of Strategic Programs of the United Food and Commercial Workers.
AFL-CIO's Nesbitt tells City Club tax reform needed: The crux of his talk was an appeal for support for labor's agenda in the 2003 session of the Oregon Legislature.
Ballot Measure 26-48 to aid Multnomah County schools backed by labor: Most labor councils and unions in the Portland metropolitan area have endorsed Ballot Measure 26-48, the temporary income tax measure to restore basic necessities for schools, senior citizens and public safety.
Labor counts win for corporate accountability reform: The State of Oregon has heeded a unionist's plea to vote its own stock at annual meetings
Security guards seek first ILWU contract at Metro: All that remains is the wage issue. Officers are asking for a 5 percent raise to make up for wage freezes in recent years, and say the employer's offer - a 0.4 percent increase - is an insult.
Labor criticizes budget proposals of Oregon's governor, legislators: Co-chairs of the Joint Ways and Means Committee and Governor Ted Kulongoski rolled out their respective budget proposals April 17-18 - and both drew swift reaction from organized labor.
More news articles: * Gardner proposes lunch breaks for farm workers; * Alcoa union and management protest Bonneville price increase; * Providence Milwaukie nurses in critical mode; * House committee approves bill to limit voting times; * Labor strikes it big for Muscular Dystrophy Association, raises $22,218

Labor headlines from the May 2, 2003, edition of the Northwest Labor Press

Labor headlines from the May 2, 2003, edition
of the Northwest Labor Press