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Union Organizing

Unions are democratic organizations of workers — united for their own mutual aid and protection and to promote and defend the rights and interests of fellow workers. In the Union Organizing section, we report on efforts to unionize non-union workplaces, and on employer efforts to oppose unionization.

Union Organizing

Imperfect Foods busts union

Sep 20, 2021

Another ‘progressive’ business shows its true colors. “It was the anti-union campaign I would expect from a company like Walmart or Amazon.”

Union Organizing

NewsGuild walks away from The Columbian

Sep 20, 2021

The union that Vancouver’s daily newspaper journalists cheerfully announced in 2019 is no more.

Union Organizing

Vancouver’s daily newspaper moves to get rid of its union

Sep 1, 2021

After 21 months of supposed negotiations, The Columbian is asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold a new union election. 

Union Organizing

Nowhere to go but up: Vancouver sheet metal workers win a union

Jun 30, 2021

Working long hours in unsafe conditions for near minimum wage, a crew of Vancouver sheet metal workers vote to unionize.

Union Organizing

Homeless nonprofit. Union-buster.

Jun 16, 2021

The publicly funded homeless nonprofit Central City Concern just beat back a union campaign. Multnomah County Commissioners are concerned.

Union Organizing

Hillsboro clinic the latest to unionize with AFSCME

Jun 16, 2021

A recent vote adds 61 workers at Lifeworks NW’ Hawthorn Clinic to Oregon AFSCME, part of a wave of union organizing in behavioral health. 

Union Organizing

Oregon legislative aides become first in nation to unionize

Jun 2, 2021

Oregon’s Democratic and Republican state legislators may not agree on much, but their staff agree on something big: They want a union.

Union Organizing

Workers at Hillsboro library join AFSCME

Jun 2, 2021

The 101 workers will next bargain a contract. Except for police and fire, the rest of the City of Hillsboro’s workforce remains non-union.

Union Organizing

Longview news reporters go union

May 19, 2021

Newsroom staff at The Daily News in Longview, Washington voted 6-0 to unionize with the NewsGuild in mail ballots counted May 14.

Union Organizing

Medical interpreters unite

May 18, 2021

Oregon AFSCME will work to win better pay and standards for about 500 medical interpreters—those who translate for Medicaid patients.

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