Union Organizing

Door makers say no to IWW, remain non-union

Management ran a standard anti-union campaign, attaching scare-tactic literature to paychecks and holding anti-union meetings.

Nurses vote out union at hospital in Ontario, Oregon

The results won't be official until the National Labor Relations Board rules on numerous unfair labor practice charges against management.

Welders decertify union at Precision Castparts

The vote brings a five-year saga to a close in which company lawyers stonewalled union supporters at every turn.

Union campaigns launch at two more New Seasons

Workers at grocery stores in Portland's Concordia and Grant Park neighborhoods are organizing with the New Seasons Labor Union.

Schoolhouse Electric workers join IBEW

The vote establishes a new bargaining unit of 71 workers at the Schoolhouse facility in Northwest Portland.

Central Oregon nurses to hold union vote

A group of 40 home health and hospice nurses at St. Charles Health System will decide whether to join the Oregon Nurses Association.

Machinists battle de-cert effort at Pierce Pacific

Machinists Local Lodge 1005 and District Lodge W24 are reminding Pierce-Pacific workers of the benefits of union representation.

Doormakers decide it’s time for a union

The Millworkers United organizing campaign at Pacific Architectural Wood Products was set in motion over after-work beers.

Seattle shipyard painters unionize on the heels of Portland election

Specialty Finishes workers in both cities are now represented by Painters Local 10, which is preparing to bargain a first contract.

Another Northwest newspaper goes union

Workers at The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington, voted 19-0 to affiliate with the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild.

Voodoo Doughnut workers unionize in second attempt

The vote came after a previous union campaign in 2021 ended in a 9-9 tie, meaning a loss for the union. But after a year, the tide shifted.

Union spreads at New Seasons

Workers at the Woodstock store say they were inspired by the New Seasons Labor Union's recent victory at the Seven Corners market.

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.