A life-saving school bus driver
The focus and reflexes of a member of Local 757 may have saved lives in a near-miss last month. The post A life-saving school bus driver appeared first on nwLaborPress.
View ArticleNew wage and hour chief comes to Oregon from the national union movement
Hired by Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle, former top building trades lobbyist Sonia Ramirez began her new position July 8. The post New wage and hour chief comes to Oregon from the national union...
View ArticleUnion racer represents Local 701 training center on the speedway
Every Saturday from April to September, Operating Engineers Local 701 member Cory Garrison races his red 1970 Monte Carlo at Sunset Speedway. The post Union racer represents Local 701 training center...
View ArticleTHE UNITER
Tapped for the job at a time of crisis, Tom Chamberlain helped reunify Oregon’s labor movement. The post THE UNITER appeared first on nwLaborPress.
View ArticleNew leadership at the Oregon AFL-CIO
Graham Trainor, 38, and Christy O’Neill, 32, won the unanimous support of delegates at the Oregon AFL-CIO's biennial convention. The post New leadership at the Oregon AFL-CIO appeared first on...
View ArticleBarbara Byrd wraps up 41-year career in labor movement
After 41 years as a labor educator and 14 years at the Oregon AFL-CIO, Barbara Byrd is retiring for real. The post Barbara Byrd wraps up 41-year career in labor movement appeared first on nwLaborPress.
View ArticleNew hands at helm of nurses union
Sarah Laslett joins ONA after 17 years as a labor educator. Her priorities will be organizing, empowering stewards, and bargaining for the common good. The post New hands at helm of nurses union...
View ArticleSheet metal worker by day, race car driver on weekends
Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 member Chris West competes in stock car races nearly every weekend throughout the summer. The post Sheet metal worker by day, race car driver on weekends appeared first on...
View ArticleA dedicated union volunteer retires
Ellen Ino, a tenacious union volunteer and political campaigner, retired recently after decades of service to the labor movement. The post A dedicated union volunteer retires appeared first on...
View ArticleIBEW’s Marcy Grail to chair Energy Facility Siting Council
The council is responsible for large electric generating facilities, transmission lines, gas pipelines, and radioactive waste disposal sites. The post IBEW’s Marcy Grail to chair Energy Facility Siting...
View ArticleReady for prime time
A Portland building trades union member is a contestant on Season Two of CBS’ hit prime time reality show Tough as Nails. The post Ready for prime time appeared first on nwLaborPress.
View ArticleTaking a building trades agenda to the Oregon Capitol
Electrician Wayne Chow, lobbying for the building trades in Salem, knows the difference a union makes, having suffered wage theft first hand. The post Taking a building trades agenda to the Oregon...
View ArticleLeadership change at Portland Jobs with Justice
Will Layng is leaving as executive director to return to SEIU, where he formerly worked as organizing director at Local 49. The post Leadership change at Portland Jobs with Justice appeared first on...
View ArticleNew workforce liaison at Oregon AFL-CIO
Josh Hall was president of United Steelworkers Local 7150. Now he'll help dislocated union workers get unemployment and other benefits. The post New workforce liaison at Oregon AFL-CIO appeared first...
View ArticleGovernor Brown nominates unionists
Several union figures were among the 76 individuals recently appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to state board and commissions. The post Governor Brown nominates unionists appeared first on...
View ArticleOregon honors first Education Support Professional of the Year, Paula Steinweg
The new award, for school support workers, is the result of an OSEA-backed bill passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2019. The post Oregon honors first Education Support Professional of the Year, Paula...
View ArticleDoctor Organizer: Joe Crane
In 2009, Joe Crane was working graveyard on the Portland Frito-Lay assembly line. Today he’s national organizing director at a doctors union. The post Doctor Organizer: Joe Crane appeared first on...
View ArticlePERSONNEL REPORT
Sherman Henry and Lina Stepick leave LERC, ONA's director departs, and Mayor Wheeler reappoints Willy Myers to Prosper Portland. The post PERSONNEL REPORT appeared first on nwLaborPress.
View ArticleBelinda Reagan closes the book on decades of involvement
Reagan was president of Portland Federation of School Professionals, AFT Local 111, representing 1,400 staff at Portland Public Schools. The post Belinda Reagan closes the book on decades of...
View ArticleLabor peace at TriMet?
With a new general manager at TriMet, an era of antagonism between the transit agency and its union may have come to a close. The post Labor peace at TriMet? appeared first on nwLaborPress.
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