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ILWU Local 5
Union Organizing
We’re union now, say workers at Fang! Pet and Garden Supply
Workers at Portland’s Fang! Pet & Garden Supply delivered a letter to the business owner, announcing they're unionizing with ILWU Local 5.
Multnomah County
Multnomah County votes for labor harmony
At non-profit county contractors, union-busting is about to get a little harder.
Union Organizing
Daycare workers at Wild Lilac unionize
Workers at the nonprofit SE Portland daycare and preschool are now represented by ILWU Local 5, which also represents Growing Seeds.
Jobs
Powell’s workers press for recall
The Powell’s Books union contract offers laid off workers recall rights when jobs reappear, but the CEO says those recall rights have expired.
Union Organizing
Workers at Growing Seeds daycare chain announce union campaign
About 75 workers would become part of ILWU Local 5.
Union Organizing
Clackamas pet hospital goes union
The NLRB has certified that ILWU Local 5 won last year's representation election at VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists — by a one-vote margin
Union Organizing
Chain-owned Clackamas pet hospital votes narrowly to unionize
After Mars Petcare swallows up giant VCA chain, workers vote to join ILWU.
Union democracy
Oregon Historical Society union affiliates with ILWU Local 5
Workers at Oregon Historical Society have been unionized since 1990, when they formed their own independent union.
Buying Union
Union-made gift ideas
Buying any gifts this holiday season? If you buy union, you help keep good jobs in the community, and vote with your dollars for enterprises that pay your fellow workers a living wage with benefits.
