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June 4, 2010 Volume 111 Number 11
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Primary results: Kitzhaber vs
Dudley for Oregon governor
In Oregon's May 18 primary, John Kitzhaber won the Democratic nomination
for governor, and labor-endorsed candidates mostly did well.
[Left,
members of Fire Fighters Local 1660 hover around Democratic gubernatorial
nominee John Kitzhaber during primary election night party in Southeast
Portland.]
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State
faces more budget woes — to tune of $577 million
Oregon public employee union leaders say they aren’t interested
in opening their contracts in the wake of a quarterly revenue forecast
revealing a $577.1 million shortfall for the 2009-11 budget.
Building
trades collecting signatures for private casino
Developers
of a proposed private casino in east Multnomah County have signed
a memorandum of understanding with the Columbia Pacific Building
and Construction Trades Council to build the project with union
labor.
Stimulus
funds will help Portland schools with ‘green’ retrofits
The
Portland City Council on May 25 approved sub-allocating $11 million
in federal stimulus bonds to Portland Public Schools for energy
and water conservation projects that should create some jobs in
the building trades.
ATU
Local 757 files harassment complaints against Bend Area Transit
contractor
The
private non-profit that runs Bend’s bus service is targeting
union supporters for discipline and harassment, according to a charge
the union filed April 7 with the National Labor Relations Board.
BrucePac
appeals order to reinstate fired union supporters
BrucePac,
a nonunion meat processor in Silverton and Woodburn, was ordered
in April by a federal judge to reinstate three workers who were
fired for supporting a union. But BrucePac, represented by anti-union
law firm Jackson Lewis, has filed an appeal, which will be taken
up by the five-member National Labor Relations Board in Washington,
D.C.
Convention
Center servers cry foul as Aramark pockets their tips
Union members rallied outside the Oregon Convention Center May 21
to support a group of union kitchen, banquet and concession workers
employed there by contractor Aramark.
Reliant
Elevator acquired by Kone
Kone
Elevators and Escalators has acquired Reliant Elevator Co., the
largest independent union elevator service company in Oregon. Both
companies are signatory with Elevator Constructors Local 23. Local
23 Business Manager Frank Regalado doesn’t anticipate any
layoffs from the acquisition right away.
Opposition
to Arizona’s immigration enforcement law continues to grow
The
Northwest Oregon Labor Council passes a resolution condemning the
new law.
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