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Schnitzer Steel Unionizes

 Workers at Schnitzer Steel loved their jobs so much that they decided to form a union.

EW-ExtraNews 2 years ago
document related to unionization of Schnitzer Steel

Martie Wilde loves his job as a burner for Schnitzer Steel. “I have little to complain about, honestly,” Wilde says. “Except for the pay.” Wilde … Continue reading →

Starbucks Workers Strike Back!

EMU Starbucks Workers strike after seven-year Starbucks employee is let go

BlogEW-ExtraNews 2 years ago

On Thursday, March 2, at 11:30 am Alice was told she was being fired from the University of Oregon’s EMU Starbucks. After working at different … Continue reading →

‘Exhausted, Disrespected’

Local bus operators bargain for mental health care, competitive wages and the elimination of forced overtime

News 2 years ago
Photo of bus riders.

“Our workers are exhausted,” says Bill Bradley, executive board officer of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757. ATU is bargaining with Lane Transit District management … Continue reading →

CAHOOTS, HOOTS Unanimously Vote to Unionize

Workers at White Bird’s popular programs look at next steps in union process after successful vote

News 2 years ago

Workers at White Bird’s crisis response programs CAHOOTS and HOOTS are on the same page when it comes to voting on unionizing.  The two groups … Continue reading →

Unionizing Mission Driven Work

CAHOOTS, HOOTS at White Bird are unionizing in hopes of retaining and recruiting workers through better benefits and working conditions

News 2 years ago

During 2020, White Bird’s CAHOOTS program hit the mainstream as an alternative model to law enforcement. It saw countless stories in publications from People Magazine … Continue reading →

State of the Union

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

News 3 years 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 years 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

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years 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

BlogEW-ExtraNews 3 years 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 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 →

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