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For 387 workers and their families, the news landed like a sucker punch. Daimler is closing its Portland truck plant effective Oct. 30. The post Daimler to close Portland truck plant appeared first on NW Labor Press .
The war on windmills is no joke. Oregon building trades unions are preparing to support the lawsuit. The post Oregon and Washington sue Hegseth’s Pentagon over refusal to approve wind turbines appeared first on NW Labor Press .
The new law will also promote pre-reviewed housing designs and eliminate a requirement that manufactured homes have a permanent chassis. The post New federal law will limit investor-bought homes appeared first on NW Labor Press .
Washington State Labor Council’s annual convention also honored labor heroes. The post Washington labor backs construction jobs, farmworker rights, and a public sector right to strike appeared first on NW Labor Press .
The new contract with McClatchy Media improves wages and bans AI fakery. The post New contract at five Northwest newspapers draws a line on AI appeared first on NW Labor Press .
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D-Oregon) floated a wealth tax at a recent conversation with Indivisible Oregon. The post A new aristocracy of wealth? appeared first on NW Labor Press .
Leaders of Oregon Building Trades Unions pressed the senator on the need for major projects to get moving soon. The post Jobs is the message when Senator Merkley visits trades appeared first on NW Labor Press .
Do Good Multnomah is implementing its fourth round of layoffs in a year, even as the the number of homeless on Portland streets increases. The post More homeless shelter layoffs appeared first on NW Labor Press .
City elections officials disqualified 498 signature sheets for reasons like sloppy circulator signatures or dates having been overwritten. The post Portland police staffing initiative falls short appeared first on NW Labor Press .
The prospective initiative proposed a tax of 2% a year on the assets of Oregon taxpayers who have $30 million or more in net worth. The post Oregon wealth tax initiative campaign stalls appeared first on NW Labor Press .
