NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS |
Congratulations on your 120th Anniversary!
Center dedicated in North Bend. Legislature
establishes TriMet, sets 56-hour work week
for firefighters. 1970: Office and Professional
Employees Local 11 wins representation
election at Northwest Natural Gas. Portland
Hilton workers vote for Culinary Union. Labor
backs construction of Trojan nuclear power
plant by PGE. President Nixon signs bill to
create Environmental Protection Agency. Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act passed.
Postal worker strike, involving 180,000 strik-
ers, becomes the United States’ largest pub-
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lic employee walkout. 1971: State Apprentice-
ship and Training Council sets equal oppor-
tunity rules. Portland Retail Clerks Local 1257
merges into Portland Local 1092. Attempt to
break up Bureau of Labor and abolish labor
commissioner’s office thwarted in Legislature.
1972: Western Environmental Trades Asso-
ciation established to further labor-manage-
ment cooperation in handling environmental
concerns. Union Labor Retirement Associa-
tion opens second building, Marshall Manor.
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists formed.
ENJOY
LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
YOU’VE EARNED IT!
Elevator Constructors
Have a Safe Labor Day!
Local 23
THANK YOU to our HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
and EDUCATORS for your work and dedication during this pandemic.
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Portland, Oregon
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THE LABOR MOVEMENT: THE FOLKS THAT BROUGHT YOU...
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Weekends
Work Day Breaks
Paid Vacation
Family Medical Leave Act
Sick Leave
6. Social Security
7. Minimum Wage
8. 8-Hour Work Day
9. Overtime Pay
10. Child Labor Laws
HAP P Y LABOR DAY !
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