New Seasons Workers Will Vote on Whether to Officially Unionize | Eater Portland

"At the Orenco Station New Seasons, I report that the store is moving toward a federally recognized union election: the NLRB was reported to mail ballots on August 11 with them due by September 1, though the New Seasons Labor Union said ballots would be sent August 17 and returned by September 7. This location has partnered with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555, driven by demands for higher wages, better benefits, and retirement. UFCW Local 555’s president Dan Clay framed workers as united and supported by the community, standing strong against what he called management’s union-busting attempts. Company-wide context includes a New Seasons statement saying the company supports staff’s right to an election and will respect the process and outcome, and earlier reports that informational union zines were removed from break rooms — a move the union challenged with an unfair labor practice complaint alleging violations of the National Labor Relations Act." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden