August 2019 - Page 3 of 3

Union employer Vigor Industrial sold to private equity firms

Aug 1, 2019

As part of the deal, Vigor will merge with an 800-employee ship repair and maintenance company in Norfolk, Virginia.

Union Organizing

NEXT Renewable Fuels agrees to ‘card-check’ with UFCW #555

Aug 1, 2019

A planned green diesel production facility in Clatskanie will likely be union-represented.

Following nine firings, Little Big Burger stays non-union

Aug 1, 2019

Workers at Portland burger chain Little Big Burger voted 41 to 29 to stay non-union in an election that the company asked the National Labor Relations Board to hold.

SEIU deal with Oregon includes 10-15% raises

Aug 1, 2019

The new two-year union contract covers 24,000 state employees.

AFSCME Local 328 declares impasse at OHSU

Aug 1, 2019

A strike authorization vote will be held Aug. 19-29 if a settlement hasn’t been reached.

Legacy appeals nurses’ union victory at Unity Center for Behavioral Health

Aug 1, 2019

The non-profit hospital chain is rolling the dice hoping the Trump labor board will strike down a union win.

Protest: Fred Meyer underpays women employees

Aug 1, 2019

A July 24 Oregon AFL-CIO rally at Fred Meyer called on the public to shop somewhere else.