February 2, 2024 - NW Labor Press

During severe weather, hundreds of union-represented workers keep the region running, from electric linemen to snowplow and bus operators.

Northwest Democrats Earl Blumenauer and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez back the proposal to create a "fiscal commission" that could fast-track cuts.

Budtenders at the only two unionized cannabis dispensaries in Oregon voted unanimously to leave UFCW Local 555 on Jan. 22 and 23.

Anne Hathaway earned some love from union members when she walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot during a strike by media workers.

It was the largest strike by college faculty in U.S. history, halting classes for 460,000 students on 23 campuses

More than 90 registered nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Service near Eugene expect to begin a two-week strike at 7 a.m. Feb. 10.

SEIU and American Federation of Teachers became the fourth and fifth national unions in the United States to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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

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

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

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

That’s down just a hair from 2022, when it was 10.1% according to the most recent annual report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics