For more than 30 years John Mohlis has been a respected union and public policy leader in Oregon and the Northwest. He is known as a fierce advocate for workers and good-paying jobs, and for his ability to bridge partisan divides among business, labor and government. A bricklayer by trade, John rose through union leadership ranks to serve for six years as Executive Secretary of the 25,000-member Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council.
Earlier in his career, John was appointed by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber to serve on the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, advising on energy-generating facilities, transmission lines, pipelines and radioactive waste disposal sites. He also served as a mayoral appointee on the Portland Development Commission, contributing to the city’s urban renewal and economic development.
John is the only union official to ever receive the “Compass Award” presented by the Port of Portland for his exceptional leadership in organized labor and commitment to the community and state. Today, he is one of five Board members for the Oregon State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) as well as a Board member for a suicide prevention organization, Lines for Life.
For more than 30 years John Mohlis has been a respected union and public policy leader in Oregon and the Northwest. He is known as a fierce advocate for workers and good-paying jobs, and for his ability to bridge partisan divides among business, labor and government. A bricklayer by trade, John rose through union leadership ranks to serve for six years as Executive Secretary of the 25,000-member Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council.
Earlier in his career, John was appointed by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber to serve on the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, advising on energy-generating facilities, transmission lines, pipelines and radioactive waste disposal sites. He also served as a mayoral appointee on the Portland Development Commission, contributing to the city’s urban renewal and economic development.
John is the only union official to ever receive the “Compass Award” presented by the Port of Portland for his exceptional leadership in organized labor and commitment to the community and state. Today, he is one of five Board members for the Oregon State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) as well as a Board member for a suicide prevention organization, Lines for Life.