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More than Partners

Workers at three Starbucks stores in Eugene want to be more than just ‘partners’ and are starting unionizing efforts

BlogNews 3 years ago

On Jan. 31, workers at three Eugene Starbucks stores are serving more than lattes. They’re serving letters to corporate leadership about their intent to form … Continue reading →

Springfield Hospital Workers Get A Contract

After months of negotiation with two strikes, hospital workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center have a new contract

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

After a months-long contract bargaining period that saw two strikes in front of the hospital, workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield have settled on … Continue reading →

A Union Brews

Eugene’s Starbucks on 29th and Willamette is first to file union paperwork in Oregon

EW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

Weeks after a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, voted to become the chain’s first union location in the U.S., a Eugene store could soon … Continue reading →

The Pen Is Mightier

The Register-Guard’s union is fighting for wages to afford living in Eugene

EW-ExtraNews 3 years ago

The year 2021 is on its way to becoming the year of the union, from Kellogg’s workers striking to Oregon universities securing a historic contract … Continue reading →

Emergency Powers

The union representing some of Eugene’s public workers says the city wants the power to lay off workers when it wants, doesn’t offer equitable benefits

EW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

Founded in 1963, Eugene’s AFSCME union chapter predates the Oregon law allowing public employees to unionize.  One of the core reasons for organizing, back then … Continue reading →

Supporting Essential Workers on Strike

As McKenzie-Willamette hospital workers strike what they call unfair labor practices, Congressman Peter DeFazio pays a supportive visit

BlogEW-ExtraNews 4 years ago

About 80 hospital workers and supporters are standing outside McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, waving signs announcing an unfair labor practice strike. As drivers pass … Continue reading →

Someone Take the Wheel

Lane Transit District is struggling to hire and retain bus operators as wages and stability can be found elsewhere

News 4 years ago

The retail and hospitality industry aren’t the only industries that are desperately seeking employees. Lane Transit District is experiencing a shortage of bus operators and … Continue reading →

Communities With Benefits

A community benefits bidding program allows public agencies to only accept construction bids from contractors paying living wages and full time benefits. Unions say they are a game changer.

News 4 years ago

Several union representatives are standing near Lane County Commission Chair Joe Berney. They’re at the July 14 tour of Lane Transit District with Secretary of … Continue reading →

Will Oregon’s Universities ‘Strike’ Out?

If the classified staff union and state universities don’t agree on labor contract, a strike could kick off academic year

News 6 years ago

Time is running out for management from Oregon’s seven universities and classified staff to agree on a contract before labor can vote on a strike. … Continue reading →

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