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AI, meet CBA (opens the original)
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Tacoma News Tribune reporter Kristine Sherred couldn’t believe what she was seeing. A coworker wrote about a local man who takes his golden retriever with him in a motorcycle sidecar. A few weeks later she saw the article republished. This time, the writing was choppy and charmless, stripped of her colleague’s voice … and his byline. Something was off. Sherred sent the link to her union-represented co-workers. They would eventually find out that their employer McClatchy Media had fed the article
New contract at five Northwest newspapers draws a line on AI (opens the original)
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After over a year of contentious bargaining, staff at five Northwest newspapers ratified a new three-year contract with McClatchy Media. The NewsGuild union members of the Idaho Statesman, The Olympian, The Tacoma News Tribune, Tri-City Herald, and the Bellingham Herald announce they’ve secured improved wages and strong worker protections against artificial intelligence — the same issues they held a one-day strike over on May 26. Workers will receive raises of 7.2% to 15.5% over the three-year d
Portland weighs public cash for Blazers arena upgrade (opens the original)
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Billionaire Tom Dundon, head of an investment group that now owns the Portland Trail Blazers, wants taxpayers to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of renovations to the Moda Center arena. Portland City Council members, organized labor, and the public are split on the idea. A June 18-20 poll commissioned by the conservative free-market group Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation found just 20% of Oregon voters think the public should provide all the funding. Portlanders are more open to th
Homeless nonprofit collapse puts 120 out of work (opens the original)
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The closure of homeless shelter operator Sunstone Way resulted in the layoff of 175 workers June 30. Around 120 were members of AFSCME Local 1790. Sunstone Way, a private non-profit, received $13.3 million a year from Portland and Multnomah County to run motel shelters, “safe rest” villages, and overnight shelters. But a Feb. 12 whistleblower lawsuit filed by an ex-employee accused Sunstone’s top leaders of serious inappropriate spending and willful financial deception. A Multnomah County financ
At Multnomah County, layoffs and more layoffs (opens the original)
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Multnomah County has an ongoing budget crisis. Increases in materials and payroll costs are outpacing property tax revenues. This year, for the second year in a row, the county is laying off employees to offset a projected $10.5 million 2026-2027 budget shortfall. The county is expected to make cuts in future years as well. Roughly 4,000 of the countyâs 6,000 workers are represented by AFSCME Local 88. The Labor Press caught up with Local 88 President Jackie Tate to get the story. Conor Kelley
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