Union Organizing

Unions are democratic organizations of workers — united for mutual aid and protection. In this section, we report on efforts to unionize non-union workplaces, and on employer efforts to oppose unionization.

300 more PeaceHealth SW workers go union

The unit would include audiologists, pharmacists, counselors, dieticians, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and others.

Outsourced lab workers respond by unionizing

More than 400 health care lab workers at Lab Corporation of America in Oregon and Washington will vote this May whether to join the OFNHP.

OPB reporters unionize

Oregon Public Broadcasting and KMHD Jazz Radio voluntarily recognized SAG-AFTRA as the union for 65 on-air staff, hosts, and reporters.

Ethos Music Center to vote on unionizing

Musicians Local 99 seeks to represent 34 teachers and staff at the center, a non-profit children's music school in North Portland.

Afuri restaurant union proves short-lived

In a letter sent to the NLRB, the union acknowledged it no longer had the support of a majority of the restaurant’s 18 workers.

Musicians Local 99 staff unionize

Portland's Musicians Local 99 recognized ILWU Local 5 as the bargaining representative for its two union staffers.

Pipefitters stay non-union

Workers at HIS Innovations Group make $3 to $9 an hour below equivalent union members, but rejected unionization in a 4-5 vote on Feb. 22.

Streak of union wins at Legacy

An extraordinary wave of union organizing in the Legacy Health system continued in recent weeks, with three more units voting to unionize.

Reporters go union at Portland Mercury

Index Media owns the Mercury, the Stranger, Bold Type Tickets, and EverOut. Its publications cover news, arts, and culture.

Northwest Workers Justice Project recognizes union

NWJP is a legal nonprofit that trains workers about their rights, advocates for pro-worker policies, and provides legal aid to workers.

IBEW Local 280 offers $1,000 bounty for new members

So far the incentive program has paid out $198,000 to about 81 union members and the 116 new recruits they referred.

At Laughing Planet, a union forms

Up to now Laughing Planet has cultivated a progressive reputation. But when its own employees asked for union recognition, it declined.

No union at Blue Star Donuts

Doughnut Workers United appears to have fallen short in its effort to unionize Blue Star Donuts’ Portland-area locations.

Cannabis candy makers now union at Gron

Cannabis candy makers at Gron Confections in Portland voted 11-2 to join the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in ballots counted Jan. 8.

Silverton school bus drivers unionize

Silver Falls School District bus drivers voted 23-4 to join the Teamsters Local 324 in ballots counted Jan. 9.

Another 600 employees unionize at OHSU

Over 600 nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician associates are joining Oregon Nurses Association.

Bend trash haulers at Republic Services look to join the Teamsters

Bend solid waste workers are set to vote in-person on Jan. 11. Workers in Redmond have also asked for a union election.

Everything is awesome? At Legoland, not so much

The California Legoland theme park is fighting an attempt by ride technicians to join the Machinists union.

A Hillsboro tech firm sold for $100 million. Its workers think they should get a raise.

Not a dime of investors' fat payday was shared with the pipefitters who make the products the company sells.

A union at Portland’s Blue Star Donuts?

Doughnut Workers United has requested a union certification election at Blue Star Donuts, a chain with six Portland-area stores.

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