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Union Organizing

Unions are democratic organizations of workers — united for their own mutual aid and protection and to promote and defend the rights and interests of fellow workers. In the Union Organizing section, we report on efforts to unionize non-union workplaces, and on employer efforts to oppose unionization.

Union Organizing

Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital

Jun 3, 2016

It was an emotional scene at the vote count, as 310 hospital technicians voted nearly 3-to-1 in favor of unionizing, with 93 percent casting ballots.

Union Organizing

In McMinnville, a recycled rubber factory goes union

May 27, 2016

Wages at Ultimate RB aren’t high by union standards — around $12.50 an hour for production workers.

Union Organizing

Burgerville CEO says he’ll meet with union – singly

May 27, 2016

The union campaign picks up support from local students and the central labor council.

Union Organizing

Burgerville opposes union, but Bernie Sanders supports it

May 17, 2016

Sanders: “Burgerville Workers Union is a perfect example of the type of political revolution that we need.”

Union Organizing

Workers to vote on union at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital

May 16, 2016

The 310 licensed technical workers will decide June 1-2 between AFT, SEIU, or no union at all.

Union Organizing

PSU graduate assistants file for union recognition

May 6, 2016

When it becomes official in about 3 weeks, PSU will have 800 new union members.

Union Organizing

Burgers, fries, and a union?

May 3, 2016

The Burgerville Workers Union is calling for a $5 an hour raise for all hourly employees.

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Union Organizing

New rule forces union-busters into the daylight

Apr 1, 2016

The Department of Labor has eliminated a reporting loophole that lasted 54 years.

Union Organizing

Portland-area ADT workers stay nonunion

Mar 15, 2016

Possibly spooked by an East Coast lockout, they vote 14-10 not to join IBEW 48

Union Organizing

Union drive begins at DirecTV

Mar 15, 2016

Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW

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