The “friendliest store in town” may soon become the most recently unionized store in greater Portland. On Friday, May 27, employees of the Orenco Station and Seven Corners New Seasons, the Portland-born grocery chain known for its local chef collaborations, filed for official union elections with the National Labor Relations Board, attempting to become federally recognized unions. New Seasons’s ownership has yet to respond to request for comment.
The Portland Mercury first reported on the Seven Corners’s location intent to unionize, filing as an independent union on Friday. New Seasons workers at the Division Street location are specifically seeking wage increases that accommodate the rate of inflation and
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