Local Motion
August 2007
Union activity in Oregon and Southwest Washington,
according to the National Labor Relations Board
and the Oregon Employment Relations Board
Election results
Company
Date
Union
Results:
Union
No
Union
8
0
Location
Sunriver Police
8/7
Sunriver Police Officers Assn. Sunriver
Kerry Sweet Ingredients
8/17
Bakers Union
Tualatin
30
39
Food Front Cooperative Grocery
8/29
UFCW Local 555
Portland
8
20
Labor Day unity in Southern Oregon
Union members and their families in the Medford area enjoyed Labor
Day at a free picnic at Tou Velle Park sponsored by the Southern Oregon
Central Labor Council. Nearly 200 attended. Among them were (photo
lower left) CWA member and activist Smoki Donaldson. (Above) UFCW
Local 555 staffer Ken Spray (in yellow T-shirt) fires up the barbecue for
lunch. With him are from left to right: Retiree Mary Ruth Wooding of
SEIU Local 503, Detra Donaldson, (from a CWA family), and Ann
Carlson and Alex Krach of the Oregon Nurses Association. Kids (above
left) dig in to the feast. (Photos courtesy of Wes Bain)
Representation petitions
Company
Union
Location
# of employees
Western Beverage Company (decertification)
Teamsters Local 962
Medford
55
Western Beverage Company (decertification)
Teamsters Local 206
Eugene
Ironwood Communications
International Association of Machinists
AFL-CIO Community Services and United Way Partnership
Vancouver
112
Kaiser Health Plan (dental lab support specialists)
Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals, AFT
Portland
3
Newport Fire and Rescue
Newport Fire Fighters
Newport
8
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