14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (465+ words) The closure of homeless shelter operator Sunstone Way resulted in the layoff of 175 workers June 30. Around 120 were members of AFSCME Local 1790. Sunstone Way, a private non-profit, received $13.3 million a year from Portland and Multnomah County to run motel shelters, “safe…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (762+ words) Billionaire Tom Dundon, head of an investment group that now owns the Portland Trail Blazers, wants taxpayers to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of renovations to the Moda Center arena. Portland City Council members, organized labor, and…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (260+ words) In a landmark labor decision, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to grant live-in caregivers the minimum wage. The July 9 decision ends a decades-old state exemption that allowed employers to pay a flat daily rate averaging less than hourly minimum…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (563+ words) Backers of the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act say it will fix the problems of intercollegiate sports. Sports union leaders say it’s a return to an old system of exploitation. The act would reduce athletes’ right to transfer schools, and…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (443+ words) After eight years as the president of the Oregon State Fire Fighters Council, Karl Koenig is stepping down. His successor, Kevin Larson of Gresham, is taking over after a unanimous election at their convention in April. Larson is honored, excited,…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (330+ words) Multnomah County has an ongoing budget crisis. Increases in materials and payroll costs are outpacing property tax revenues. This year, for the second year in a row, the county is laying off employees to offset a projected $10.5 million 2026-2027 budget shortfall....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) Striking Seattle hotel workers want more than the $1 annual raises their employer is offering, and they want a heads-up from management when immigrant enforcement agents are on site. As tourists pack Seattle for the FIFA World Cup, workers are striking…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (349+ words) This May, retired Machinists union members launched a new retirees chapter for retired members in District W24. The plan is not just to swap old war stories but to remain in the fight. Bob Petroff, retired former directing business representative of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (622+ words) A thousand unionists gathered June 7-10 in Minneapolis for the 30th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO. Clad in lanyards and union t-shirts, delegates and alternates from all 50 states and Puerto Rico discussed policy, learned about emerging issues, and were inspired to double…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (249+ words) Endeavor Schools brought in anti-union lawyers and distributed misleading materials claiming ILWU Local 5 dues were twice as high as they are (4% vs 1.8%). The company also pushed for a mail-in election and then furnished the NLRB with out-of-date addresses for roughly…...