Union Organizing

First ever union win at New Seasons

Third time's a charm for union supporters at the Seven Corners store; their independent union just won a representation vote four-to-one.

Portland workers form first Verizon Express union

By a vote of 4-1, workers at two Portland retail stores for telecom giant Verizon have unionized with the Communications Workers of America.

Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene stay nonunion

After a heavy anti-union campaign from management, Weyerhaeuser workers in Eugene voted against unionizing.

Schoolhouse Electric hires unionbusters

Eight months after Portland home goods maker Schoolhouse was sold to a new owner, its workers are ready for a union.

Weyerhaeuser workers go union in Albany

Forklift operators at a wood products distribution center voted 11-5 to affiliate with Machinists District Lodge W24.

Nurses want union at hospital in Lincoln City

A unit of 70 nurses in Lincoln City is organizing with Oregon Nurses Association to improve work conditions and get a say in decision-making.

Amazon union launches third New York campaign

Amazon Labor Union, which unionized an Amazon warehouse in April, announced it’s organizing at a facility near Albany, New York.

Voodoo Doughnut workers relaunch union effort

Doughnut Workers United has begun a second campaign to organize downtown Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut store.

Shipyard painters go union

A dozen workers who paint vessels on Swan Island in Portland have unionized, increasing the union density at the Vigor Industrial shipyard.

Bend brewpub will stay nonunion

Workers at Crux Fermentation Project voted 10-2 against unionizing with an independent labor organization, in ballots counted Aug. 4.

Fourth Portland-area New Seasons launches union

Workers at a New Seasons Market in Northwest Portland are organizing with an independent labor organization.

Strikes shut down all but one Eugene Starbucks

Within a week, a strike grew from one to seven Starbucks locations in Eugene, Oregon. That meant every union store in the city was on strike.

Starbucks Portland closure: Timing smacks of union busting

Workers have been raising safety concerns at a Portland Starbucks for years, but the company only took action days before a union election.

Workers at Portland pet and garden store go union

Workers at Fang! Pet & Garden Supply and Salty’s Pet Supply in Portland voted 13-0 to unionize with ILWU Local 5, in ballots counted July 19.

UPS hires union buster . . . at unit of five employees

The parcel delivery giant flew in a Florida-based union buster to try to talk workers out of unionizing with Teamsters Local 670.

Union votes scheduled at three New Seasons stores

Workers at New Seasons Market stores in Portland and Hillsboro will be mailed ballots this month for three separate union organizing efforts.

Bistro workers: We’ve been plucked for too long

At the French bistro Alouette PDX, under-staffing and a lack of management support proved to be the perfect recipe for workers to launch a union drive.

Joyful Noise child care workers go union

Workers at a chain of four child development centers in Portland voted by a three-to-one margin to unionize with ILWU Local 5.

Hospital workers want into the union in Portland and Pendleton

The Oregon Nurses Association recently filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to represent workers at two Oregon hospitals.

Starbucks union victories continue in Washington

Workers at a Bellingham Starbucks became the 15th location in Washington to affiliate with Workers United when ballots were counted July 6.

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