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Union Organizing
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.
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.