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August 6, 2010 Volume 111 Number 15
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Decision nears over closure
of PGE Boardman coal plant
IBEW Local 125 mobilizes to save members jobs, as PGE proposes closure
to avoid expensive environmental retrofits.
[Left,
IBEW Local 125 member Russ Scholl, 37, would like to spend the rest
of his career at the Boardman Coal Plant. But that seems more and
more unlikely as regulatory requirements prompt PGE to consider
closure dates.] |
Casino supporters say valid signatures were tossed; judge agrees to hearing
Chief petitioners of a labor-endorsed petition to build a privately-operated
casino in Wood Village filed a lawsuit after the Elections Division
determined that the initiative lacked enough valid signatures to
qualify for the November ballot.
City draws road map for new marine terminal
Portland
City Council passed a resolution July 29 to develop a legislative
proposal for annexation of West Hayden Island — to protect
500 acres as open space and identify 300 acres for future deep water
marine terminal development.
Unions weigh in on Washington primary races
Southwest
Washington unions are contributing money and volunteer time to help
endorsed candidates, including incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty
Murray, who faces two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino
Rossi. Several unions have endorsed Vancouver Democrat Denny Heck
to replace Congressman Brian Baird, who is not running for re-election.
The race is being closely watched by national Democrats and Republicans.
City of Portland tries to pry concessions from workers, including overtime
Leaders
of the 1,800-member District Council of Trade Unions say the City
of Portland is trying to use tough times in the economy to extract
contract concessions that have nothing to do with the city’s
finances, including the elimination of cherished union gains like
the eight-hour day and protections against contracting out members’
jobs.
Leupold & Stevens worker gets back pay, but firing chills Machinists
campaign
Machinists
District Lodge 24 helped a worker at Beaverton-based Leupold &
Stevens get a cash settlement and an offer to return to his job
after he was fired a few weeks into a union organizing drive.
ATU Local 757 contract at TriMet likely to be determined by arbitrator
Union
workers at TriMet, Oregon’s largest transit agency, may soon
test a new process for resolving contract disputes. Under a union-supported
state law, transit district employees can’t strike; instead
both sides submit their final offers to an arbitrator, who picks
whichever is most reasonable
Endorsements: AFL endorses Schrader; AFSCME backs Hughes; SEIU for Kitzhaber
The
Oregon AFL-CIO Executive Committee voted to endorse Kurt Schrader
for re-election to U.S. Congress. And AFSCME Local 3580, representing
employees at Metro, is backing Tom Hughes for Metro president.
SEIU
endorsed Democrat John Kitzhaber for governor.
Davis re-elected business manager of IBEW Local 48
Clif
Davis defeated Barry Mitchell in a run-off election for business
manager/ financial secretary of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 48. The vote was 912-619. Ballots
were tallied July 13.
Carpenter starts union homebuilder business
A sluggish construction market has turned Carpenter Zak Silva
into a union homebuilder. The 30-year-old member of Carpenters Local
1388 started ZNK Homes, LLC in June 2008, after he was laid off
as a superintendent for LCG Pence Construction.
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