Bob’s Red Mill Sustainability Manager Talks Food Waste Reduction Initative
Julia Person says an employee-selected change in conveyor belt technique resulted in a 70% reduction in wasted food
- Published in Manufacturing
Hood River Nurses Ratify Contract With Providence
The new contract comes on the heels of 7 months of negotiation, and includes wage increases starting at 14%.
- Published in Health Care
Weyerhaeuser Strike Continues as Stock Prices Stumble
Stocks in the timber company fared poorly against competitors amid an ongoing worker strike.
- Published in Farms and Forests
Communications Workers of America Files Unfair Labor Complaint Against Verizon Express Portland
The union says the telecommunications company has been interfering with labor organizing for months.
- Published in Tech
Providence St. Vincent Reaches Tentative Agreement with Nurses’ Union
Negotiations at Providence Milwaukie and Willamette Falls continue, and more union activity is also planned.
- Published in Health Care
Nurses at 2 More Providence Hospitals Vote to Strike
Union says the strike is a response to ‘illegal unfair labor practices’; Providence calls the strike vote ‘premature’
- Published in Health Care
PeaceHealth Providers File for Union Recognition
A group of 15 doctors and other providers at Eugene-area clinics say unionization is their best path to address staff shortages and burnout.
- Published in Health Care
Workers at Gresham Grow Operation Walk Out, Demand Union Recognition
Legalization placed cannabis workers in legal limbo, union leaders say.
- Published in Cannabis