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Voodoo Doughnut workers relaunch union effort

Aug 17, 2022

Doughnut Workers United has begun a second campaign to organize downtown Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut store.

Labor novel of the year: The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter

Dec 16, 2020

The Cold Millions, by bestselling author Jess Walter, chronicles the Wobbly free speech fights of 1909 Spokane.

At Portland icon Voodoo Doughnuts, workers announce they’ve formed a union

Mar 20, 2020

Feeling unsafe at a crowded and stressful donut shop that pays at or near minimum wage, workers have nowhere to go but up.

Following nine firings, Little Big Burger stays non-union

Aug 1, 2019

Workers at Portland burger chain Little Big Burger voted 41 to 29 to stay non-union in an election that the company asked the National Labor Relations Board to hold.

Little Big Burger, hoping to squash Little Big Union, calls for election

Jun 18, 2019

Supporters of the grassroots union say the burger chain has fired several union supporters and is campaigning against the union.

A union-busting billionaire mulls a run for president

Feb 13, 2019

A Seattle-area unionist has bitter memories of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.

IWW union hall vandalized

Jan 30, 2019

Local labor unionists pledge solidarity after the union hall is targeted by a right-wing group.

Hawthorne Burgerville becomes the third to formally unionize

Nov 21, 2018

Meanwhile, Burgerville has agreed to no tangible improvements since contract bargaining began in May.

Solidarity — Now, and Forever: Tacoma labor honors the man who wrote “Solidarity Forever”

Aug 16, 2017

In Tacoma, Ralph Chaplin’s spirit is marching on.

Starbucks settles with fired pro-union worker

Aug 26, 2011

Starbucks pays a fired Portland barista to settle charges, after federal agency issues complaint.