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Unions are about magnifying worker power — and that includes buying power. In the Buy Union section, we report on union-made products and services — as well as goods made by unfair and abusive employers.

Furor over Mexican Oreos, but no union boycott

Sep 29, 2015

Stop eating Oreo cookies? Not so fast, says the Bakers Union.

How to tell if your Oreo Is union-made

Sep 29, 2015

An inkstamp on each package tells you where it was made — if you know what to look for.

Portland extends Do-Not-Buy Walmart policy

Dec 18, 2014

Ordinance faults Walmart for labor practices, market dominance and tax avoidance

A quest to find Union Beer

Jul 29, 2014

It’s not easy to ID union-made beer. There’s no union label, and little accurate, up-to-date info.

Raise a cup to Solidarity: New beer will take its name from a local union

Jul 1, 2014

A Bend, Oregon, brewer wants to show appreciation for Insulators Local 36

Nonunion Dave’s Killer Bread contracts with union baker

Jan 15, 2013

A union campaign has failed to rise thus far at the fast-growing company.

Union label: The ultimate hard-to-find gift

Dec 4, 2012

Ten gift ideas for goods and services brought to you by local union members.

Fly the union-friendly skies, if you can find them

Oct 29, 2012

For airline industry workers, it’s been a wild ride.

This Halloween, give out union-made candy

Oct 17, 2012

It’s possible to treat trick-or-treaters to products made by workers who have a voice on the job.

IBEW and United Workers Credit Union buys its building

Sep 4, 2012

The property covers 1.13 acres between Washington and Stark streets in Southeast Portland.