Willamette Week

KBOO Staff Members Are Petitioning to Recall the Portland Radio Station’s President and Vice President

The petition accuses Lawrence and Parks of union-busting and creating a culture of fear. “I think [Lawrence and Parks] came in at a time of turmoil,” says Haines’ spouse Theresa Mitchell, who authors Save KBOO’s website and host a political talk show on the station. “I think they were trying to turn things around by going to sort of standard business solutions, and I have tried to be loud about the fact that that can’t work at KBOO.”

Oregon Lawmakers Again Fail to Limit Campaign Spending

SEIU Local 49 Sues Over Park Avenue West’s Failure to Hire Union Janitorial Workers

Real estate developer Vanessa Sturgeon negotiated a deal with the city to build the Park Avenue West higher in exchange for using union contractors.

A Nonprofit Aiding Refugees Epitomizes Portland Values. What Happens When Its Workers Want a Union?

The dynamic Multnomah County created encourages nonprofits to operate on the leanest budgets possible to win funding.

Murmurs: 911 Dispatchers Seek to Join Police Union

In other news: Board member intoxicated at school event.

Murmurs: Our Oregon Faces State Investigation for Late Ballots

In other news: E-scooters disappear.

Democratic Campaign Workers Unionize, A First In Oregon

Campaign staff for state Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon successfully unionized their shop.

What’s Not to Like About Kate Brown?

Democrats are energized. The economy’s booming. Her opponent’s party is toxic. And yet Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s election bid is in trouble.

The Dialogue: What Readers Had to Say About Decongestion Pricing and State Tax Revenues

“We challenge WW’s assertion that decongestion pricing, a thoughtful and proven alternative, is an inherently regressive policy mechanism.”

Murmurs: Union Organizes Inside Oregon’s Largest Hospital System

In other news: Lawsuits! Awards! Awards! Lawsuits!

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