OHSU grad students unionize with AFSCME Sep 5, 2018 Union authorization cards signed by a majority of the 250 students were submitted Aug. 29.
Union-backed coalition pushes bold vision for Broadway corridor project Aug 21, 2018 Redevelopment of the 32-acre downtown site will set the tone for what kind of city Portland will be.
AFSCME members ratify first contract at Volunteers of America Jul 16, 2018 The employer’s hard-line stance crumbled a week before VOA’s annual fundraising gala, which the union planned to picket.
Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights Jul 12, 2018 To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.
At Outside In, an overwhelming vote to unionize May 22, 2018 A union campaign that began in the wake of a stabbing ended with a 88 to 18 vote for AFSCME.
Several top Oregon union leaders arrested May 15, 2018 Ten union leaders and supporters refused to leave the offices of nonprofit Volunteers of America Portland, which has stonewalled union bargaining.
Sam Gillispie signs out May 2, 2018 Gillispie, 69, is retiring after a 43-year career in the union movement working for AFSCME and UFCW Local 555.
Volunteers of America presents an anti-union ‘final offer’ Apr 26, 2018 CEO Kay Toran proposes no raises and a “right to work” rule that would undermine the union.
Meet the “anti-union” organizers Jan 30, 2018 Freedom Foundation is showing up at workplaces and knocking on doors in Washington and Oregon to try to talk workers out of paying union dues.
At Volunteers of America, still no contract Nov 28, 2017 The publicly funded non-profit has adopted a ‘right-to work’ stance.
