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Cameron Crowell

Cameron Crowell is a writer and reporter based in Portland. See more of his work at his blog (In)Action — inaction.substack.com.
Union Organizing

McMenamins stagehands to vote on union

The stagehands are employees of concert promoter Monqui Presents, which is a major force in the Pacific Northwest music industry.
Collective bargaining

Portland-wide strike shuts 10 New Seasons stores for a day

As bargaining drags into its 20th month, the union has no choice but to escalate.
Workers Rights

NLRB seeks court order against strip club owner 

The owners of Magic Tavern are thumbing their noses at U.S. labor law. Strippers, and the NLRB, are not amused. 
Jobs

Unionized childcare shuts down after paychecks bounce

The owner stopped paying bills, leaving 16 teachers without final paychecks and around 50 families scrambling to find childcare.
Union Organizing

At Oaks Amusement Park, union campaign fizzles

The union vote among amusement ride operators was 4 to 26, and less than half of the 66 workers who were eligible to vote cast ballots.
Collective bargaining

Will New Seasons workers get a union contract?

The union and New Seasons have met 21 times since January 2023 to negotiate and are still without a first collective bargaining agreement.
People

Portland NLRB’s Dietz out indefinitely 

Seattle-based NLRB agent Janet Little will be stepping in to handle the management duties and correspondence.
Collective bargaining

Second contract ratified at Grand Central

The new three-year agreement raises wages and modifies an attendance policy workers felt was unnecessarily harsh.

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