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CWA Local 7901

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Uber unleashed

Portland sets up "separate but unequal" system for taxis to compete at a disadvantage with Uber
Union Organizing

First Unitarian Church of Portland recognizes a union

Church leaders balk at first, but pressure from the congregation prompts a change of heart
Workers Rights

Moment of decision for the taxi industry

Encircled by Uber, Portland is preparing a top-to-bottom review of taxi regulations
Union democracy

CWA Local 7901’s longtime president Madelyn Elder leaving office

She'll be succeeded by former AT&T employee Jeanette Turner
Workers Rights

Fired pro-union PIRG fundraiser takes settlement after devastating crash

David Neal held out during a lengthy legal battle, but in the end agreed to waive reinstatement
Collective bargaining

CWA gets bare-bones contract with Fund for the Public Interest

Rules at the PIRG fundraiser will be slightly less draconian under the first-ever union agreement.
Workers Rights

Judge rules PIRG call center fired worker for union activism

The Fund for the Public Interest is ordered to reinstate David Neal with back pay
Collective bargaining

Strike at PIRG call center marks two-year union drive

Two years after voting to unionize, no contract, but no surrender either.
Collective bargaining

KBOO employees ratify first-ever contract

The one-year agreement locks in existing policies and gives workers "just cause" protections
Workers Rights

PIRG fundraising group on trial for labor violations

Fund for the Public Interest managers tell a judge that firing David Neal was business as usual.
Union Organizing

KBOO radio station goes union

The campaign arose after management reduced sick and maternity leave
Union Organizing

Conflict at KBOO sparks effort to unionize

Workers want into CWA Local 7901 after the board moves to make them "at-will" employees.
Workers Rights

Union Cab hits the streets

The launch culminates a years-long campaign by immigrant drivers against exploitation.
Workers Rights

PIRG fundraiser broke federal labor law, NLRB says

Union supporter was fired illegally.
Workers Rights

Save the turtles, but never mind the TOPsters

Why PIRG call center workers wanted to unionize
Worker safety

PIRG call center pulls the chairs out from under workers

A PIRG call center tosses ergonomic chairs and gives union workers stackable metal chairs to sit on
Collective bargaining

PIRG fundraisers strike

Fund for the Public Interest negotiators walk out of union bargaining when a reporter shows up.
Collective bargaining

Dosha union effort comes to an end

A five-store local chain of Aveda-branded salons is nonunion once again.
Collective bargaining

Dosha Salon Spa workers will vote whether to remain union

After a year-plus of labor violations and no contract, a decert election is set for Aug. 21-22.
Workers Rights

Portland’s answer to Union Cab – taxi reform

Portland plans to overhaul taxi rules after a study found shocking labor conditions for drivers.
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