Union Organizing

Free Geek employees vote to join Portland CWA Local 7901

A group of 19 workers at local non-profit Free Geek have unionized with Communications Workers of America. Free Geek prides itself on an unusual form of collective management by democratic consensus. But as the group grew, a sub-caste developed — of lower-paid employees who weren’t in the collective.

Delta flight attendants say ‘no’ to union

In votes counted Nov. 3, Delta Air Lines flight attendants chose not to be represented by Association of Flight Attendants. It was Delta flight attendants’ third unionization vote in a decade.

32,000 Delta/Northwest airline workers vote on unionization

About 32,000 flight attendants, ramp workers, ticket agents and other workers at Delta airlines workers will decide over the next several months whether or not to be union-represented — under new rules that eliminate a major obstacle to winning union representation.

NLRB rules BrucePac firings broke federal labor law

BrucePac broke labor law when it fired workers for supporting a union campaign, says a federal judge.

BrucePac faces NLRB charges in mass firing of pro-union workers

Cooked meat producer BrucePac fired at least 17 union supporters just weeks into a union campaign.

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