• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
nwLaborPress
  • Home
    • About
    • Contact us
    • Comments policy
    • Subscribe to our print edition
  • Workers Rights
    • Safety
    • Health Care
    • Retirement
  • Labor Movement
    • Organizing
    • Bargaining
    • Building Community
    • Union Democracy
  • Politics
    • International
      • Trade
    • National
    • Oregon
      • Portland
      • Clackamas County
      • Washington County
    • Washington
      • Clark County
  • Jobs
    • Green Jobs
  • Culture
    • People
      • In Memoriam
    • Labor History
    • Buying Union
  • Analysis
    • Comment
Union Organizing

Mechanics vote for union at Jim Fisher Volvo

Jun 16, 2022

Mechanics and lube technicians at a Portland Volvo dealership voted 7 to 3 to be represented by the Machinists District Lodge W24.

Collective Bargaining

Union busters file for decertification at Precision Castparts

Jun 16, 2022

The Milwaukie, Oregon-based company never accepted a 2017 vote by its welders to join the Machinists union.

Union Organizing

At a New Seasons grocery, workers actually want a say in the rules they must follow

Jun 16, 2022

In April, New Seasons changed attendance, scheduling and paid leave policies. In May, workers launched a union campaign.

People

On the job with the Portland Police Association

Jun 16, 2022

Portland Police officer Jordan Zaitz says she’s frustrated and discouraged by worsening crime. She looks to her union as a source of support.

Union Organizing

Portland is nine for nine in Starbucks union elections

Jun 16, 2022

Workers at four more Portland-area Starbucks stores voted to unionize with Starbucks Workers United over the past two weeks.

Job Training

Bricklayers Local 1 apprentices place in Western Region contest

Jun 16, 2022

Bricklayers Local 1 apprentices are some of the best in the West, according to the 2022 Western region apprenticeship contest.

Union Organizing

We’re union now, say workers at Fang! Pet and Garden Supply

Jun 16, 2022

Workers at Portland’s Fang! Pet & Garden Supply delivered a letter to the business owner, announcing they’re unionizing with ILWU Local 5.

Union Organizing

Support workers at tiny house villages for homeless vote to join AFSCME

Jun 16, 2022

In ballots counted June 2, a group of 46 employees who operate tiny house villages for the homeless in Portland voted 15-3 to unionize.

Workers Rights

Local 16 finds prevailing wage violations at Vancouver Fire Station

Jun 16, 2022

Washington Labor & Industries is investigating, but similar cases have been ongoing for years without a resolution.

Union Organizing

Contracted painters look to unionize at Vigor shipyard

Jun 16, 2022

Painters Local 10 has asked for an election to represent workers employed by Specialty Finishes, located at Portland’s Vigor Marine shipyard.

Posts navigation

« 1 … 62 63 64 … 367 »

Search

Subscribe to our email edition

More about us
About
Contact
Comments policy
Archives
HTML archives (1997-2011)
Print/microfilm archives (1900-)
Pdf archives (2006-)
Gene Klare memorial archive
Oregon Labor Press in 1916
Our print edition
Subscribe
Advertise
Address changes
Stay connected
  • View nwlaborpress’s profile on Facebook
  • View nwlaborpress’s profile on Twitter

Copyright © 1997-2023, Oregon Labor Press Publishing Co. Inc.