For the last several months, union activity in Portland has appeared to surge, matching the national energy toward worker's rights particularly demonstrated by the ongoing, high-profile Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. And Portland labor organizers say it's not all hype: Union membership is growing across all industries, and it's here to stay. "In my 10 or so years in the labor movement in one capacity or another, I've never seen this scale of.
A group of local unions including Doughnut Workers United (Voodoo Doughnuts), Burgerville Workers Union, Market of Choice Labor Union and Restaurant Workers of Portland (Afuri) announced on May 1 that