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State of the Union

Longtime union educator and activist looks back on years working in organized labor and the future of unions 

News 3 days ago

David and Goliath is one of the most told underdog stories in history, an allegory used to describe most uneven fights from sports games to … Continue reading →

Under a Microscope

Local Starbucks employees remain resilient despite union-busting tactics

News 3 days ago

Soon after news broke in December 2021 that Starbucks workers at a Buffalo, New York, location had filed paperwork to form a union, Jake LaMourie, … Continue reading →

‘Working Class Champion’

Lane County Commissioner Joe Berney is honored by local trade unions

BlogNews 2 months ago

On April 27, the Lane, Coos, Curry, Douglas Building Trades Council announced that its first-ever “Working Class Champion” award was given to Lane County Commissioner … Continue reading →

Sense of Relief

Eugene School District 4J and the Eugene Education Association reach tentative contract agreement after months of bargaining

BlogNews 4 months ago

More than 700 people and dozens of educators, dressed in red as an expression of solidarity, attended the Thursday, Feb. 17 Eugene School District 4J … Continue reading →

More than Partners

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

BlogNews 5 months 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

BlogNews 5 months 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

News 6 months 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

News 7 months 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

News 8 months 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

BlogNews 9 months 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 →

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