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Union Organizing
Workers will vote on union at Portland ramen shop
A group of 19 workers at Afuri Ramen + Dumpling in downtown Portland say they want wage increases and safety improvements.
Ridwell workers go union in Washington
The company collects items that typical curbside recycling programs don’t accept, like batteries, lightbulbs, plastic film and more.
Imperfect Foods workers join UFCW
The bargaining unit includes all delivery drivers and delivery lead workers at the Clackamas, Oregon location.
More Portland Street Response workers go union
Two classifications of workers at the newly formed agency are now represented by Professional & Technical Employees Local 17 (PROTEC17).
A second New Seasons store votes to unionize
The Slabtown vote was the fourth union election at New Seasons in recent months, and three more stores have pending union elections.
Tillamook creamery to vote on whether to stay union
Teamsters Local 58 currently represents production workers at the Tillamook County Creamery Association, which makes a variety of dairy products.
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.
