August 2022 - Page 2 of 5

Nurses want union at hospital in Lincoln City

Aug 24, 2022

A unit of 70 nurses in Lincoln City is organizing with Oregon Nurses Association to improve work conditions and get a say in decision-making.

Amazon union launches third New York campaign

Aug 24, 2022

Amazon Labor Union, which unionized an Amazon warehouse in April, announced it’s organizing at a facility near Albany, New York.

Strike protests lawless sheet metal employer

Aug 17, 2022

Workers at a Vancouver sheet metal shop have been on strike since late July, bolstered by a strike fund and solidarity from union members across trades.

Major Senate Breakthrough

Aug 17, 2022

A greatly scaled down Build Back Better bill will still spur climate jobs, cut drug prices, and limit corporate tax avoidance.

Machinists reach out to veterans in need

Aug 17, 2022

Machinists hosted a barbecue at a transitional housing village for veterans in a growing partnership between the union and nonprofit Do Good Multnomah.

Toxic Work Environment

Aug 17, 2022

You name it, AFSCME-represented hazardous waste workers handle it. The job combines science, a strong stomach and a whole lot of caution.

Why the Oaks Park Labor Day picnic is no more

Aug 17, 2022

Event organizers say the long-running annual picnic was killed off by the park’s own management, which implemented a slew of recent changes.

Voodoo Doughnut workers relaunch union effort

Aug 17, 2022

Doughnut Workers United has begun a second campaign to organize downtown Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut store.

Shipyard painters go union

Aug 17, 2022

A dozen workers who paint vessels on Swan Island in Portland have unionized, increasing the union density at the Vigor Industrial shipyard.

Bend brewpub will stay nonunion

Aug 17, 2022

Workers at Crux Fermentation Project voted 10-2 against unionizing with an independent labor organization, in ballots counted Aug. 4.