June 2022 - Page 3 of 6

One of the most thrilling episodes of American labor history will soon come to life on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).

Workers at Portland-based Joyful Noise Child Development Centers have launched a union drive to join ILWU Local 5.

If you haven’t gotten an 8.6% raise over the past year, you’re not keeping up with inflation, which is at its highest level since 1981.

Mechanics and lube technicians at a Portland Volvo dealership voted 7 to 3 to be represented by the Machinists District Lodge W24.

The Milwaukie, Oregon-based company never accepted a 2017 vote by its welders to join the Machinists union.

In April, New Seasons changed attendance, scheduling and paid leave policies. In May, workers launched a union campaign.

Portland Police officer Jordan Zaitz says she’s frustrated and discouraged by worsening crime. She looks to her union as a source of support.

Workers at four more Portland-area Starbucks stores voted to unionize with Starbucks Workers United over the past two weeks.

Bricklayers Local 1 apprentices are some of the best in the West, according to the 2022 Western region apprenticeship contest.

Workers at Portland’s Fang! Pet & Garden Supply delivered a letter to the business owner, announcing they’re unionizing with ILWU Local 5.