Evening News

Today marks the 6-month anniversary of Portland’s day labor center on Martin Luther King Boulevard. While workers have been enthusiastic about using the center, employers have been slow to catch on to the idea. The group has spent some of their contract money to build a new ... Read more

As the economy continues to sink into a possible depression, more people are turning to alternative methods to squeeze by. One such method is shared housing. KBOO’s Rebecca Nay spoke with Barbara Stone from The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Shared Housing program.     Read more

In Chicago, a group of two hundred fifty workers have taken over a factory, after the bosses announced that they were shutting the plant down. The management of Republic Windows & Doors factory gave workers only three days' notice that they would all be fired, and the plant ... Read more

In Chicago, a group of two hundred fifty workers have taken over a factory, after the Bosses announced that they were shutting the plant down. The management of Republic Windows & Doors factory gave workers only three days notice that they would all be fired, and the plant w... Read more

The United Auto Workers agreed this week to adjust their contracts with the Big Three Auto Companies. The Union made the move to try to convince Congress that the Auto industry deserves financial aid. But many members of Congress remained skeptical about a bailout package fo... Read more

The next round of state budget cuts may be setting Oregon up for even more trouble, according to the social service groups whose clients will be seeing less money to pay for services. From the AARP to Area Agencies on Aging, to the Service Employees International Union, th... Read more

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the end of Alcohol Prohibition in the U.S.  Some members of the law enforcement and legal communities are calling for the repeal of the current Prohibition on drugs. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg has more.   Read more

Nov. 30 marked the nine year anniversary of the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. With some economists now calling for a new WTO ministerial to deal with the global economic crisis, KBOO's Jenka Soderberg takes us back to 1999 to address whether the W-T-O is the... Read more

The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters is engaged in an ongoing labor dispute with the Delta Drywall Company. Most recently, the union held a forum with students at several universities which have contracts with Delta Drywall. Jason Sheckler is a representative... Read more

Mustafa Abed, a boy from Fallujah, returned to Iraq today after a tearful goodbye at the Portland airport. Mustafa's father, Ahmed, expressed his gratitude to the group No More Victims and the people of Portland for their help.  Last month, Ahmed spoke at the Portland Winte... Read more