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Union Organizing
NLRB says DIY Bar is too small for a union
Workers at the combination craft workshop and bar asked the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election. The NLRB said no.
Shakespeare Festival gets more and more union
Workers at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland have continued to unionize since the first group of 71 joined IATSE Local 154 in 2015.
UAW loses election at Mercedes plant in Alabama
UAW is challenging the vote result in filings with the NLRB, saying Mercedes illegally interfered with the election.
Washington GOP staffers first to unionize, and Dem staffers follow
The Public Employment Relations Commission will schedule elections to determine if the unions have majority support of their respective units.
NLRB confirms union loss at Blue Star Donuts
Some ballots had been challenged by the employer, and the union asked the NLRB to count those votes and possibly reverse the election results.
Workers reject union at Wyld cannabis gummies
With all but one of 35 eligible workers casting ballots, the vote was 12-22 for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555.
Outsourced lab workers unionize
Legacy Health System contracted out its labs to LabCorp. Now 435 lab workers who used to work at Legacy are union-represented.
Ethos Music Center goes union with AFM Local 99
The union campaign was in part a response to recent instability and funding problems. It's only the second unionized music school in the U.S.
Teamsters pause funeral home union campaign but expect to re-file
The campaign aims to unionize local workers at the largest provider of funeral and cemetery services in North America.
Union vote date set at Fried Egg I’m in Love
Workers at the local breakfast sandwich chain will vote whether to unionize as an affiliate of Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Police sergeants unionizing
A wave of unionization is taking place among police sergeants around Oregon, thanks to new state legislation.
Union victory at Chattanooga
It's the first foreign-owned auto plant in the United States to unionize, and dozens of others may be coming.
Over 2,000 OHSU research workers join AFSCME
The unit will include workers who conduct lab experiments, order equipment, file paperwork, and care for animals used in studies.
Funeral home chain could go union
Teamsters Local 305 has launched a union campaign for undertakers employed by Service Corporation International in Oregon and Washington.
Montessori meltdown: Portland preschools close amid union push
Guidepost Montessori closed two preschools and furloughed nearly 30 workers after workers announced plans to unionize with ILWU Local 5.
300 more PeaceHealth SW workers go union
The unit would include audiologists, pharmacists, counselors, dieticians, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and others.
Outsourced lab workers respond by unionizing
More than 400 health care lab workers at Lab Corporation of America in Oregon and Washington will vote this May whether to join the OFNHP.
OPB reporters unionize
Oregon Public Broadcasting and KMHD Jazz Radio voluntarily recognized SAG-AFTRA as the union for 65 on-air staff, hosts, and reporters.
Ethos Music Center to vote on unionizing
Musicians Local 99 seeks to represent 34 teachers and staff at the center, a non-profit children's music school in North Portland.
Afuri restaurant union proves short-lived
In a letter sent to the NLRB, the union acknowledged it no longer had the support of a majority of the restaurant’s 18 workers.