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Union Organizing
Janus Youth Programs employees vote to join AFSCME
Many workers at the non-profit earn barely above minimum wage.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival files legal objection after stagehands vote to join IATSE
The appeal could add months of delay.
OSEA to help build labor movement in the Deep South
OSEA members will spend two weeks in Alabama helping school employees there unionize
Food Front Cooperative Grocery workers vote to unionize
Workers want the stability of a union contract, pay transparency, and a grievance process
Oregon Shakespeare Festival goes union with IATSE
Backstage crew members kept their union campaign positive.
Outsourced school bus drivers vote to rejoin Oregon School Employees Association
They were union before Winston-Dillard School District outsourced student transportation in 2013
Trumka to Oregon’s labor movement: Organize
American labor's top official says the movement is in transition.
Caregivers at Sacred Heart in Springfield unionize
It was the largest unit to have a union election in Oregon healthcare for nearly two decades.
At Oregon Shakespeare Festival, stagehands want a union
Over management objections, workers will vote on whether to join IATSE.
AFT 111 converts coworkers to members
More than 130 “fair share” employees have become full union members so far this year.
Crew of nonunion ironworkers goes on unfair labor practice strike at Instafab
Workers decided to take a stand after years of feeling ignored and disrespected.
Baggage handlers at PDX vote to join Machinists Union
Workers at ABM Onsite Services West cite low wages, lack of training, and job safety
Portland airport shop workers want a union too
Workers at the Portland airport Kiehl’s, Rich’s News, Oregonian, and The Market want a union
First Unitarian Church of Portland recognizes a union
Church leaders balk at first, but pressure from the congregation prompts a change of heart
UNITE HERE victory at airport
A group of concessions workers at the Portland airport will now be union members
Siemens medical equipment workers unionize with IBEW Local 48
Campaign benefits from workers resolve — and solidarity from a German union
Basic Rights Oregon unionizes with AFSCME
The gay civil rights group voluntarily recognizes a union for its 15 employees
No surprise: Portland park rangers vote union
Overcoming legal obstruction by the City, rangers are now part of DCTU
After obstruction and delay, City of Portland ordered to proceed with union election for park rangers
City obstructed and delayed for a year, but now park rangers get to join DCTU
IBEW engaged in organizing drive at Camas’ Wafertech
The Taiwanese chipmaker, which pays just over minimum wage, tells workers they don't need a union
