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Month: March 2022

Union Organizing

Jim Fisher Volvo hires union-buster

Mar 31, 2022

A federal disclosure shows Jim Fisher himself made the agreement with a union-busting firm. Mandatory antiunion meetings started immediately. 

Union Organizing

A Seattle Starbucks votes to unionize

Mar 31, 2022

Nearly 170 Starbucks locations nationwide have requested union representation elections so far, including 16 in Oregon.

National

Homecoming for Liz Shuler

Mar 31, 2022

In 1993 U of O grad Liz Shuler went to work at Portland-based IBEW Local 125, her father’s local. Today she’s America’s top union leader.

National

Warrior Met Coal strike passes 1-year mark

Mar 31, 2022

About 1,100 Alabama miners are putting their livelihoods on the line for dignity and justice in a fight with America’s biggest hedge funds.

Job Training

Biden cabinet official visits Portland NECA-IBEW training center

Mar 31, 2022

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, a former Boston building trades union leader, wants more women in the trades.

Union Organizing

Workers at Clinton-linked non-profit vote against union

Mar 31, 2022

Workers at the Alliance For A Healthier Generation contacted OPEIU Local 11 last year expressing interest in unionizing.

Collective Bargaining

Over 700 Providence nurses rally in show of unity

Mar 31, 2022

Providence nurses want staffing ratios, adequate breaks, affordable health insurance, and adequate pay increases.

Union Democracy

2022 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report

Mar 31, 2022

The March 18-20 Oregon AFL-CIO convention was the first since the pandemic, and the first union event at the Hyatt Regency Portland.

Collective Bargaining

Shipyard workers vote again to authorize strike

Mar 31, 2022

The Metal Trades Council is planning a community support rally at the Portland shipyard’s main gate at 9:30 a.m. April 9.

Collective Bargaining

In tulip capital, farm workers strike

Mar 31, 2022

Flower and bulb harvest workers in Washington struck for three days—until management agreed to come to the bargaining table.

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