Union Organizing

Oregon Ballet Theatre dancers unionize

OBT voluntarily recognizes a union after dancers and stage managers sign union cards.

Welders at Precision Castparts vote to join Machinists union

A "micro-unit" wins at a company where four previous union campaigns failed.

Eugene Urgent Care clinic network fights union campaign by SEIU Local 49

The results of an Aug. 17 unionization election are up in the air.

Machinists win the right to union election for welders at Precision Castparts

A union win Sept. 22 would be the first at one of the area’s largest nonunion industrial employers.

At Precision Castparts, Machinists campaign to organize ‘micro-union’

This time, they seek to represent a group of 102 welders.

Workers say no to union at Mississippi Nissan plant

After a decade-long campaign by United Auto Workers, workers at a Nissan auto plant in Canton, Mississippi rejected unionization in a 2,244 to 1,307 vote Aug. 3-4.

Cafeteria workers unionize at Lewis & Clark College

Bon Appétit Management Company voluntarily recognized UNITE HERE under a neutrality agreement.

Burgerville union campaign marks one year

Several union supporters have been fired by the company since the campaign launched.

UFCW Local 555: Safeway/Albertsons organizing drive brings in 4,400 new members

Safeway and Albertsons agreed to remain neutral, giving union organizers access to employees in the break room.

Boeing South Carolina votes to stay nonunion

South Carolina Boeing rejected the Machinists Union by a three-to-one margin

Buffett-owned Precision Castparts busts union drive in California

“Union avoidance” consultants turned around a Machinists union drive at a Los Angeles area aerospace parts manufacturer.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to join AFT

The vote is 319 for AFT, 110 for SEIU.

At PeaceHealth Southwest, 900 workers will choose between AFT and SEIU

The Dec. 14-15 vote is a runoff after no choice got a majority in a Nov. 22 election among service and maintenance workers.

Fast food union empties out Burgerville – on game night

On the night of the Portland Trail Blazers season opening game, a lively protest targeted a Burgerville three blocks from Moda Center.

Jeld-Wen workers reject chance to go union

Two-thirds majority for Machinists evaporates after anti-union campaign gets under way.

Addiction treatment workers unionize

A lawyer-led anti-union campaign fell flat.

Menzies cabin cleaners go union at PDX

A group of 53 aircraft cabin cleaners at Portland International Airport has joined Service Employees (SEIU) Local 49. The workers are employees of Menzies...

Glass contractor remains non-union, and pro-union workers skedaddle

Glass Workers Local 740 loses an election at Heritage Glass, but finds better jobs for supporters.

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.

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