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Union Organizing
Union win at Providence Home Health
About 165 workers at Providence Home Health and Hospice have joined the Oregon Nurses Association after a 123-31 vote April 14.
Starbucks coming under pressure
The union-busting coffee giant sees a strike wave, an adverse legal ruling, and its leader hauled before a Senate Committee.
Saying turnover hurts care, workers at nonprofit Friends of the Children want to join AFT-Oregon
The group pairs kids with paid mentors for at least 12 years. Mentors, called friends, spend three to four hours a week with 8 to 10 children.
City of Portland attorneys want union election halted
The City of Portland says it respects the right to unionize. That must be why it’s trying to stop a union vote.
Defying union buster, biotech workers unionize at Yecuris
The consultant literally introduced himself as “the union-buster" and held one-on-one meetings trying to create fear about unionizing.
Bodyvox dance company stagehands join IATSE
Although the company seemed a little perturbed with the effort, supervisors did not make any overt attempts to stymie the union.
Three more Providence units move to unionize
At Providence women’s clinics, Providence Home Health and Hospice, and Providence Medford Medical Center, workers will vote on unionizing.
New Seasons unfair labor practice case goes before federal judge
The NLRB says employer misconduct may justify re-running a union election at New Seasons market in Hillsboro last September.
Workers at homeless nonprofit New Avenues For Youth file for union
The unit of 118 workers would be in AFSCME Local 1790, which represents workers at All Good Northwest, Janus Youth Programs, and Outside In.
UO fires organizer in student worker campaign
Gotcha: He didn’t pay for food that was otherwise headed to the garbage.
Carpenters organize at Portland wood framing contractor Wood Mechanix
The union has had discussions with workers at Wood Mechanix for years, and soon they'll vote in a union election.
Oregon Catholic Press dumps union
The Portland-based nonprofit publisher prints sheet music, missals and other resources for church services.
Portland city office workers file for union election
They make up the last big group of City of Portland employees who don’t already have union representation.
Widmer Brewery goes union
Workers at the Portland brewery joined Teamsters Local 162, making it one of a handful of U.S. craft breweries with union representation.
Oregon Tradeswomen recognizes staff union
They help women get into rewarding union careers. Now, they'll will be union members too, affiliating with Machinists District Lodge W24.
Microsoft video game workers unionize
The unit consists of about 300 quality-assurance testers at the company’s videogame unit, ZeniMax, which it acquired in 2021.
New Seasons union reaches Beaverton
With the Cedar Hills store, the New Seasons Labor Union now represents more than 900 workers in the Portland metro area.
Bodyvox dance company workers to vote on IATSE
The union election will cover all stagehands and production workers at the Northwest Portland dance studio.
Workers will remain nonunion at Rite Aid
When the election was held in the Corvallis store Jan. 19, the union had just 2 votes in favor, and 11 votes against.
Workers at genetically engineered mouse company want a union
Teamsters Local 206 is organizing a group of 14 workers at Tigard-based Yecuris, which transplants human liver cells into mice for lab research.
