Northwest Labor Press

Starbucks Portland closure: Timing smacks of union busting

Aug 4, 2022

Workers have been raising safety concerns at a Portland Starbucks for years, but the company only took action days before a union election.

Paper giant improves its offer after nine-day strike

Aug 3, 2022

Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.

Labor Day Picnics return for 2022

Aug 3, 2022

After a COVID hiatus, Labor Day picnics organized by central labor councils (CLCs) are mostly back this year and are set for Monday, Sept. 5.

National

NLRB says union elections are up by 58%

Aug 3, 2022

The spike in new organizing activity is straining a labor board that’s already short-staffed and underfunded.

Utility line workers compete at Lineman Rodeo

Aug 3, 2022

The contest tests utility line workers for speed, safety and trade skills, and raises money for the Oregon Burn Center.

Workers at Portland pet and garden store go union

Aug 3, 2022

Workers at Fang! Pet & Garden Supply and Salty’s Pet Supply in Portland voted 13-0 to unionize with ILWU Local 5, in ballots counted July 19.

UPS hires union buster… at unit of five employees

Aug 3, 2022

The parcel delivery giant flew in a Florida-based union buster to try to talk workers out of unionizing with Teamsters Local 670.

OPB workers enter second month without contract

Aug 3, 2022

Management at OPB had an interesting wage proposal for 26 workers represented by SEIU Local 503: No raises for the next three years.

Union votes scheduled at three New Seasons stores

Aug 3, 2022

Workers at New Seasons Market stores in Portland and Hillsboro will be mailed ballots this month for three separate union organizing efforts.

Bistro workers: We’ve been plucked for too long

Aug 3, 2022

At the French bistro Alouette PDX, under-staffing and a lack of management support proved to be the perfect recipe for workers to launch a union drive.