Union Organizing

At Volunteers of America, alcohol and drug treatment workers are ready for a union

The group of 63 workers will vote next month on whether to join Oregon AFSCME.

DirecTV workers in Oregon join CWA

The company voluntarily recognized the union after a majority of a group of 80 workers signed union cards.

At a Boeing paint contractor, workers vote to join Machinists union

An 11th-hour anti-union blitz fell flat at a contractor where workers make half the wage of their union counterparts.

Workers at Cemex join Operating Engineers Local 701

A previous effort to unionize failed after union supporters were fired.

At a Boeing contractor in Portland, workers vote whether to go union

Well-paid professional union-busters will try to talk low-wage workers out of unionizing.

Oregon AFL-CIO endorses the Burgerville Workers Union

"Solidarity is a cornerstone of unionism," the resolution declares.

First Student Corvallis bus drivers stay union

Workers reject a decertification effort in a 41-to-21 vote.

Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital

It was an emotional scene at the vote count, as 310 hospital technicians voted nearly 3-to-1 in favor of unionizing, with 93 percent casting ballots.

In McMinnville, a recycled rubber factory goes union

Wages at Ultimate RB aren't high by union standards — around $12.50 an hour for production workers.

Burgerville CEO says he’ll meet with union – singly

The union campaign picks up support from local students and the central labor council.

Burgerville opposes union, but Bernie Sanders supports it

Sanders: “Burgerville Workers Union is a perfect example of the type of political revolution that we need.”

Workers to vote on union at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital

The 310 licensed technical workers will decide June 1-2 between AFT, SEIU, or no union at all.

PSU graduate assistants file for union recognition

When it becomes official in about 3 weeks, PSU will have 800 new union members.

Burgers, fries, and a union?

The Burgerville Workers Union is calling for a $5 an hour raise for all hourly employees.

New rule forces union-busters into the daylight

The Department of Labor has eliminated a reporting loophole that lasted 54 years.

Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion

Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48

Union drive begins at DirecTV

Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW

Union campaign crushed at Portland Specialty Baking

In three weeks, union support went from 61 percent to 23 percent. Here's what happened.

PSU won’t fight union campaign among its grad students

A memo from school administration orders managers to stay neutral.

Portland Specialty Baking vote results

Workers at Portland Specialty Baking voted yesterday on whether to unionize with Bakers Local 114. The result: 123 no to 38 yes. That's despite...