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Portland Burgerville Workers Vote In Favor Of Unionizing

04.24.2018 - By Oregon Public BroadcastingPlay

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There’s a battle unfolding among Democrats in East Portland for a seat in the state Senate. It’s a race predominantly about one issue: the city’s housing crisis. But as Lauren Dake reports, the results could shift the state Senate to the left politically and send a message to lawmakers about rent control. And the votes are in. Workers at a southeast Portland Burgerville overwhelmingly approved a vote to unionize. Organizers say that makes them one of the only federally recognized unions in the fast food industry. Molly Solomon reports.

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