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Union Organizing
Reporters go union at Portland Mercury
Index Media owns the Mercury, the Stranger, Bold Type Tickets, and EverOut. Its publications cover news, arts, and culture.
Northwest Workers Justice Project recognizes union
NWJP is a legal nonprofit that trains workers about their rights, advocates for pro-worker policies, and provides legal aid to workers.
IBEW Local 280 offers $1,000 bounty for new members
So far the incentive program has paid out $198,000 to about 81 union members and the 116 new recruits they referred.
At Laughing Planet, a union forms
Up to now Laughing Planet has cultivated a progressive reputation. But when its own employees asked for union recognition, it declined.
No union at Blue Star Donuts
Doughnut Workers United appears to have fallen short in its effort to unionize Blue Star Donuts’ Portland-area locations.
Cannabis candy makers now union at Gron
Cannabis candy makers at Gron Confections in Portland voted 11-2 to join the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in ballots counted Jan. 8.
Silverton school bus drivers unionize
Silver Falls School District bus drivers voted 23-4 to join the Teamsters Local 324 in ballots counted Jan. 9.
Another 600 employees unionize at OHSU
Over 600 nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician associates are joining Oregon Nurses Association.
Bend trash haulers at Republic Services look to join the Teamsters
Bend solid waste workers are set to vote in-person on Jan. 11. Workers in Redmond have also asked for a union election.
Everything is awesome? At Legoland, not so much
The California Legoland theme park is fighting an attempt by ride technicians to join the Machinists union.
A Hillsboro tech firm sold for $100 million. Its workers think they should get a raise.
Not a dime of investors' fat payday was shared with the pipefitters who make the products the company sells.
A union at Portland’s Blue Star Donuts?
Doughnut Workers United has requested a union certification election at Blue Star Donuts, a chain with six Portland-area stores.
Doctors vote to unionize at six Legacy hospitals
Support was overwhelming in the votes to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, a union for physicians that formed in 2015.
UO undergrad workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize
They’ll now be part of a bargaining unit of 3,922 student workers with jobs in the libraries, dorms, dining halls, and recreation centers.
Newsroom staff at Bend Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman form union
The two publications are owned by EO Media Group, a private family-owned company that runs 15 newspapers and two magazines in Oregon.
OHSU lab workers launch union drive
If at least half sign cards within six months, state law requires OHSU to recognize a union for about 2,000 workers in its laboratories.
Reed College workers vote to join OPEIU Local 11
Reed housing advisors previously formed an independent union in 2018, but the college refused to recognize the union and filed legal appeals.
Doctors want a union at Legacy Health
All told, 235 doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants would unionize at all eight hospitals.
Portland Ridwell workers ask for union election with Teamsters Local 305
Ridwell provides curbside collection of hard to recycle items like batteries, plastic clamshell containers, lightbulbs, and more.
Cremation service workers unionize
Represented by IBEW Local 89, the new unit includes six funeral directors and office coordinators at Neptune Cremation in Happy Valley.