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Workers at the Afuri Ramen and Dumpling restaurant in downtown Portland filed for union recognition with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday. The unionization push at the acclaimed Japanese restaurant comes in the midst of a wave of organizing efforts by Portland food service workers. Afuri organizers say that more than 80 percent of the restaurant’s 19 employees have signed union cards. Workers at Afuri described working conditions that have been particularly chaotic over.