Workers at four more Starbucks shops in Eugene joined Starbucks Workers United on Thursday. Five Eugene shops held votes Thursday afternoon: 7th & Washington, Delta & Green Acres, EMU, Franklin & Villard, and Oakway Mall. With the workers at Oakway location voting down the union in a 7-4 vote. The […]
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29th & Willamette Starbucks workers win union vote unanimously, look forward to bargaining
In a unanimous vote, workers at the 29th & Willamette Starbucks store officially won a union Wednesday afternoon. There were 17 yes votes, zero no votes, and no contested ballots. The bargaining unit contains 28 people in total for the new union. Workers and supporters gathered at the GTFF office […]
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4J Educators reach tentative agreement with school district
After over six hours of bargaining Thursday night , 4J educators, who are a part of the Eugene Education Association (EEA), reached a tentative with the Eugene School District around midnight. The workers have been bargaining for this contract in total for around two years and have gone the whole […]
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Workers at three more Starbucks stores in Eugene file for union elections
Starbucks Workers United announced that workers at three more Starbucks stores have filed for union elections in Eugene. Workers at 7th and Washington, 65 Oakway Center, and Franklin & Villard , join the workers at 29th & Willamette who filed on January 6. Across the country, workers at 13 other shops filed for union elections today. In letters […]
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SEIU 49 workers at McKenzie-Willamette win new contract
Workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center represented by SEIU 49 secured a new union contract with the hospital in Springfield. The union secured the contract after two strikes in October and December. The over 300 workers — including pharmacy techs, certified nursing assistants, physical therapists, operating room custodians, and social workers — won increased […]
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