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Union Organizing
Machinists in national organizing drive at Oregon’s Jeld-Wen
The Justice for Jeld-Wen Workers campaign is active in 15 states
Bakers Union organizing video lottery delis one at a time
"Lottery delis" rake it in with video poker, but pay minimum wage with no benefits
2,300 workers at Precision Castparts vote June 7 on unionization
PCC is waging a by-the-book anti-union campaign against the Machinists
City Attorney seeks to keep Portland’s $11-an-hour park rangers from joining union
All 15 rangers have signed union cards, but City says they don't belong
OSEA seeks union recognition for 300 Head Start workers
A multi-union effort backed by the AFL-CIO helped garner majority support
City park rangers tell Mayor Hales they want a union
City of Portland park rangers make $11 an hour, with no benefits and layoffs after nine months.
Conflict at KBOO sparks effort to unionize
Workers want into CWA Local 7901 after the board moves to make them "at-will" employees.
Five years in, still no flood of unionization through card check
Just 2,487 public employees have unionized since Oregon's card check law passed.
OSU graduate research assistants vote to unionize
AFT adds 781 grad students, who vote 9 to 1 in favor of unionization.
OSU research assistants win right to vote on unionization
OSU argued they're not employees, but lost; votes will be counted March 7
Nonunion Dave’s Killer Bread contracts with union baker
A union campaign has failed to rise thus far at the fast-growing company.
Hyatt signs rare “labor peace” agreement in anticipation of subsidy
UNITE HERE, the union that represents hotel workers, has reached a landmark neutrality agreement with Hyatt Hotels.
Landslide union vote at TriMet Lift
Workers at contractor First Transit vote 111-31 in favor of joining ATU Local 757.
OSU grad students crash donor party
Oregon State University is refusing to recognize a union of graduate research assistants.
At TriMet Lift, contracted bus drivers say they want a union
A unit of 166 workers will vote on whether to join ATU Local 757.
Major union win: 500 Portland security officers join SEIU
Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton agreed in July to recognize and bargain with SEIU Local 49.
BrucePac’s immigrant workforce says no to union
Three years after a union campaign began at BrucePac, vote is more than 3-to-1 against unionizing
Portland cabbies unite
Facing greedy companies and unresponsive city officials, immigrant taxi drivers called the union
At Service Steel, union buster turns campaign around
The company gets every public benefit, but pays felons $10 an hour to cut plate steel.
University of Oregon backs off its challenge to faculty union
United Academics is certified after Governor Kitzhaber weighs in.