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Union Organizing
Bistro workers: We’ve been plucked for too long
At the French bistro Alouette PDX, under-staffing and a lack of management support proved to be the perfect recipe for workers to launch a union drive.
Joyful Noise child care workers go union
Workers at a chain of four child development centers in Portland voted by a three-to-one margin to unionize with ILWU Local 5.
Hospital workers want into the union in Portland and Pendleton
The Oregon Nurses Association recently filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to represent workers at two Oregon hospitals.
Starbucks union victories continue in Washington
Workers at a Bellingham Starbucks became the 15th location in Washington to affiliate with Workers United when ballots were counted July 6.
Bend brew pub union election moves forward
More than two-dozen workers at Crux Fermentation Project will decide in the coming weeks whether to affiliate with an independent union.
Union at Portland Verizon stores
Workers at two Verizon Express stores in Northwest Portland announced a union campaign July 6 with Communications Workers of America (CWA).
Union Starbucks in Oregon
19 Starbucks in Oregon have voted to unionize since April 2022, including stores in Eugene, Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, and Happy Valley.
Cannabis boycott remains as strike wanes
At Gresham cannabis grower CBN Holdings, a strike for union recognition has dragged on without result, and workers have had to find new jobs.
Machinists file for union election at Weyerhaeuser facilities in Albany and Eugene
The two units, some of the last remaining nonunion, would bring 145 new members to Machinists District Lodge W24.
Apple store workers form first ever union
An Apple retail store in Towson, Maryland, in June became the first Apple store in the country to unionize.
Another New Seasons union announced
A start-up union formed by workers at New Seasons Market on Southeast Division Street in Portland is organizing at a second location.
Starbucks union continues Portland winning streak
Workers United has won union elections at all 11 Portland-area Starbucks stores where ballots have been counted.
Doctors announce union at St. Charles in Bend
A newly formed union has requested a union election among 304 medical professionals St. Charles Medical Group.
Portland child care workers launch union
Workers at Portland-based Joyful Noise Child Development Centers have launched a union drive to join ILWU Local 5.
Mechanics vote for union at Jim Fisher Volvo
Mechanics and lube technicians at a Portland Volvo dealership voted 7 to 3 to be represented by the Machinists District Lodge W24.
At a New Seasons grocery, workers actually want a say in the rules they must follow
In April, New Seasons changed attendance, scheduling and paid leave policies. In May, workers launched a union campaign.
Portland is nine for nine in Starbucks union elections
Workers at four more Portland-area Starbucks stores voted to unionize with Starbucks Workers United over the past two weeks.
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.
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.
Contracted painters look to unionize at Vigor shipyard
Painters Local 10 has asked for an election to represent workers employed by Specialty Finishes, located at Portland’s Vigor Marine shipyard.
