December 5, 2025 issue

Starbucks boycott called as strike spreads to 120 stores

Strikers are demanding real bargaining that leads to a first-ever union contract.

State audit says BOLI has been starved of staff

Auditors also blame bad management but are scant on specifics.

Nurse practitioners and associate physicians strike at Legacy

Advanced practice providers say low pay and lack of support push colleagues to leave and harm patient care.

Portland grain millers get raises of 17% in new BCGTM contract

Grain millers in North Portland celebrate a contract boosting wages up to $30.77 an hour, with raises retroactive to May 2025.

Salem paratransit drivers ratify deal

After rejecting MTM’s earlier offer, drivers won 7.5% raises and protected health benefits in a new ATU 757 contract.

Lane Transit District used intrusive drug tests to intimidate workers, union says

ATU Local 757 won a 17-year driver’s reinstatement after he was unjustly fired over an improper “observed” drug test.

Unity Slate prevails in AFSCME Local 88 elections

Members re-elected Jackie Tate as president amid tough contract talks with Multnomah County. 

U.S. ranks near bottom in worker rights commitments

The U.S. has ratified just 2 of 10 core ILO worker rights treaties — fewer than nearly every ally and countries with terrible labor records.