More than 50 years ago on April 28 the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job. Oregon AFL-CIO president Graham Trainor says we must recommit ourselves to do more. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/3JqCicA

At least 66 workers died on the job last year in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We list their names, occupations, and cause of death. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/44354tc

The 10 most dangerous jobs in America. | NW Labor Press buff.ly/4cZaKbz

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After two years bargaining, a new agreement with UNITE HERE Local 8 raises wages and restores automatic daily room cleaning at the Hilton and Duniway hotels in Portland.
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After PeaceHealth outsourced its lab operations, more than 400 health care lab workers responded by organizing a union with OFNHP #PatientDefenders | NW Labor Press buff.ly/3JnnNpK

On a mission to organize every shop: One diehard union supporter has played a part in all three sign shops that unionized in the last several years. | NW Labor Press NECA/IBEW Local 48 buff.ly/3VXWudc

Another 300 PeaceHealth SW workers are going union — including audiologists, pharmacists, counselors, dieticians, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists.
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Nearly a billion packages were mailed directly from China to U.S. consumers last year, some containing narcotics. Congressman Earl Blumenauer says cutting back that trade loophole is his priority before leaving office. | NW Labor Press Earl Blumenauer buff.ly/3JmUjIH

Teamsters are calling for a boycott of Coors. About 420 members of Teamsters Local 997 at the Coors brewery in Fort Worth, Texas, have been on strike since Feb. 17 seeking fair raises.
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USPS letter carriers increasingly face armed threats on the job. In Congress, several new bills are aimed at countering a 200% increase in robberies of letter carriers in the last six years. | NW Labor Press Letter Carriers
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Bargaining with about 250 postdoctoral researchers, OHSU is stuck on a remarkable wage offer: raises of 0% | NW Labor Press Oregon AFSCME OHSU News
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Great story by Sophie Peel in Willamette Week today about the Laborers’ Local 483 and Oregon AFSCME Local 189 members who keep City of Portland vehicles running — in a decrepit garage that the city hasn't properly maintained for 50 years. wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

Congratulations to this rising young leader in the Western Region. 👏 BCTGM Local 114 Secretary-Treasurer/ Oregon AFL-CIO E-Board Member Taylor Almond. nwlaborpress.org/2024/04/fast-r… (via Don McIntosh)

Taylor Almond was a newborn on her first visit to the Bakers Local 114 office. On March 22, age 29, she was appointed the local’s top officer.
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PUBLIC BROADCASTING GOES UNION: Oregon Public Broadcasting and KMHD Jazz Radio have voluntarily recognized SAG-AFTRA as the union for 65 on-air staff, hosts, and reporters. | NW Labor Press OPB SAG-AFTRA buff.ly/3VPyI2R

A unit of 34 teachers and staff at Ethos Music Center will vote on whether to join Musicians Local 99. Ethos is a non-profit children's music school in North Portland.
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