Mallory Gruben

A new standard for determining when an employer must recognize a union without an election could help workers organize more easily, even though the Teamsters whose case spurred the change continue to fight to have the rule applied to them.

Nearly a billion packages were mailed directly and duty free from China to U.S. consumers last year, some containing narcotics.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 is spreading the word: HITT Construction replaced union crews with a non-local, non-union subcontractor at the last minute.

Members of Oregon Nurses Association are set to vote on the offer through May 13.

Guidepost Montessori closed two Portland-area preschools and furloughed nearly 30 workers on April 8 — less than 24 hours after workers at a second location announced plans to unionize with International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5. The union has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging illegal retaliation. It also started a GoFundMe to raise money for the out-of-work teachers.

“Marine container service is a critical piece of Oregon’s economy, from the workers at the terminal to the businesses who rely on container service for their operations to thrive, but the Port is out of financial options,” Port of Portland Executive Director Curtis Robinhold wrote to state lawmakers — explaining the decision to end container service at Terminal 6. | Photo courtesy Port of Portland

Teamsters Local 305 has launched an organizing campaign for undertakers in Oregon and Washington.

NW Natural seems to be pressuring its union to settle a new contract before the existing agreement expires on May 31.

Teamsters Local 305 withdrew a union election petition for funeral home workers in Oregon and Washington on April 23 to avoid a lengthy hearing about who belonged in the unit.

Workers at 12 Oregon and Washington medical labs voted May 1-3 to join Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP). The union votes came after Legacy Health System outsourced the operation of its medical labs to Lab Corporation of America (Labcorp).