organizing
Oregon hospital workers lose their union over one smudged ballot
August 3, 2020PORTLAND, Ore.--Back in February 2019, we reported on a razor-thin union election in which over 800 hospital support workers at Providence Portland Medical Center won a union by just one vote. Now we have to update...
Read moreSeeking justice during COVID-19: Black man killed while jogging in Georgia
April 30, 2020Family and activists are looking for answers in Ahmaud Arbery’s death but fear the call for justice will fall on deaf ears as COVID-19 limits organizing.
Read moreStay-At-Home organizing: Voters hear candidates at “virtual house parties”
April 21, 2020In-person debates are out, but local coalitions and candidates in Washington State are finding new ways to organize under COVID-19 conditions.
Read moreBuzzfeed unionizing shows digital media workers still need unions
February 13, 2019A bout of recent layoffs and fights for proper compensation by the employees of Buzzfeed has led to workers on the job there voting to unionize, showing that new school media still requires the “old school”...
Read moreFollowing New York elections, tenants hit the ground running
November 19, 2018As the first wintry blast of precipitation arrived in New York, tenants organized on the southern tip of Manhattan’s financial district.
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