Jake Moore at Willamette Week reports more than 700 formerly unrepresented City Employees have voted to form the City of Portland (Oregon) Professional Workers Union.  The newly-formed Union represents Financial Analysts, Multimedia Specialists, Hearings Officers and others from nearly every bureau in the City, and is now the second-largest Independent Union in the State.  Representatives say the goal is for its Members to be able to advocate just as strongly as already represented City Workers.

To Directly Access This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: More Than 700 City of Portland Workers Form New Union (wweek.com)