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All Good Northwest
Collective bargaining
All Good that ends good
The nonprofit that operates several Portland homeless camps fired a whistleblower last year. Now it's at peace with the union.
Workers Rights
Fired AFSCME supporter wins $20,000 back pay
The National Labor Relations Board determined that camp operator All Good NW fired Michael Rainey illegally.
Workers Rights
Homeless nonprofit fires whistleblower
Things aren’t ‘all good’ at All Good Northwest, which runs tiny house villages for the homeless in Portland.
Union Organizing
Support workers at tiny house villages for homeless vote to join AFSCME
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.
Union Organizing
Old Town homeless village will close in June
Weeks before a union ballot count at Portland homeless services provider All Good NW, the nonprofit decided to close one of its villages.
Worker safety
Workers at tiny house villages want a union for safety
So-called “safe rest villages” in Portland are highly unsafe for staffers, leading workers to seek union representation with AFSCME.
