Don McIntosh
LATEST ARTICLES BY Don McIntosh
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Labor
Oregon hospital workers lose their union over one smudged ballot
August 3, 2020
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Labor
Jury decision could kill the dockworkers’ union on West coast
November 22, 2019The jury held Local 8 responsible for $42 million of the damages (45%). Local 8’s assets total $151,000. The ILWU international, with assets totaling $8 million, is responsible for the remaining $51 million.
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Labor
Nabisco to workers: “Give up your pension for $15,000!”
May 21, 2018Instead of making new pension contributions, Mondelez is proposing to contribute an equivalent amount to a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
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Labor
A first in Oregon: Teachers’ contract limits class size
February 22, 2018A new union contract at Portland Public Schools contains a major advance for teachers, students and parents: Oregon’s first enforceable limits on class size.
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Labor
Long after the flames, firefighters at risk from cancer chemicals
May 25, 2017During the “overhaul” phase of fighting a fire, they are still being exposed to a potpourri of carcinogenic chemicals and gases.
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Politics
Portland city council votes for public campaign financing
January 12, 2017Portlanders are about to find out what a City Council looks like when candidates don’t need to rely on big campaign contributors.
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U.S.
Oregon corporate tax advocates take their campaign to the legislature
December 15, 2016Measure 97 would have raised $3 billion a year with a 2.5 percent tax on corporate sales over $25 million.
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Labor
At KGW-TV, unions take stand against ‘Uberization’ of news
July 28, 2016One company has a proposal to end union jurisdiction over union members' work, apparently in order to allow the station to use amateur footage.
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