Oregon ranked 13th highest in percent increases in overall NLRB cases across the nation this year, increasing NLRB filings by 147% from 2021 In 2022, Oregon’s labor scene had a burst of activity across trades — ranging from health care to electrical work ...
21 Dec 2022 - Aurora Biggers
A homeless Portlander, dubbed ‘the Driftwood Wizard,’ began building a driftwood shelter in late summer. He left with nary a trace, an impermanent structure and indelible impression in his wake. Much like its architect, Driftwood Castle will disappear soo ...
23 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers
NSLU may be part of a new tide in the labor movement — a network of solidarity between independent unions questioning the need for institutional unions Why form an independent union instead of benefiting from the resources and support of a larger establis ...
16 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers
It’s unclear how many fires classified as ‘homeless related’ actually involve homeless Portlanders Darrell Pattum wasn’t there when an arsonist burned down his camp in 2019, but his neighbors said a man walked out of a nearby business and threatened them ...
9 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers and Henry Brannan
Candidates running in districts 33, 38, 41, 43 and 49 Maxine Dexter (D), State Rep. District 33, Portland, Incumbent, Submitted answers Maxine Dexter (D), District 33 1. What do you believe is the main cause of the homelessness crisis? In terms of concret ...
12 Oct 2022 - Aurora Biggers and Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Lost jobs and labor violations — local union workers hope to caution the community for next time “Amazon comes into town Behind a metal fence on a once desolate lot, construction crews excavate solid rock, erect thick steel beams and pour concrete for lon ...
24 Mar 2022 - Aurora Biggers
The African Youth & Community Organization's bid to permanently reside at the former Trinity Broadcasting site rejected by the Portland Housing Bureau The Portland Housing Bureau’s (PHB) efforts to expand affordable housing came at a significant ...
10 Nov 2021 - Aurora Biggers
After months of delays, OERAP is steadily distributing rental assistance funds, but the state may run out of money without more federal funds The Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP), plagued for months by technical glitches, staffing issues ...
20 Oct 2021 - Aurora Biggers
Kaiser Permanente workers say the healthcare company declined proposed contract changes, now prepared to strike due to a lack of safe staffing, saying it puts the health and safety of patients and workers at risk. After more than a year of unprecedented c ...
6 Oct 2021 - Aurora Biggers
More than four years after Daybreak closed, an interfaith group plans to reopen family shelters at various churches National housing nonprofit Family Promise is partnering with local churches to open shelters in East Portland by March 2022, according to B ...
22 Sep 2021 - Aurora Biggers