"In my 10 or so years in the labor movement in one capacity or another, I've never seen this scale of interest and organizing or the level of positive attitudes towards it," longtime Portland labor organizer Mark Medina told the Mercury.
"I think there's a general sense by workers that they have gotten a bad shake in the current society," Medina said. "I think that there is this reckoning, particularly with workers 30 and under, that a better world is possible...that there's a lot more on the table."
Efforts in Portland come as unionization is growing, nationally. Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reported a 53% uptick in petitions for newly established union representation. New federal rules against union busting have also made organizing easier for employees.
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