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Food Co-op Employees Vote Against Unionization, Focus on Building Community and Communication

[caption id align="alignnone" width="1444"] Employees of the Port Townsend Food Co-op voted against unionizing on Wednesday. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols Last Wednesday, February 19, the Port Townsend Food Co-op employees gathered in the dining room to decide if collectivizing

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Opinion: Getting ‘the People Part’ Right at The Food Co-op

An opinion piece by George Sawyer After his sudden resignation on December 31, 2024, former Co-op Board President Owen Rowe said this in an interview with the Leader: “I learned things that essentially people were afraid to tell the board because they knew the board would also help deflect or

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Port Townsend Food Co-op Employees to Vote Wednesday on Union Representation Amid Tensions with Management

News by Nhatt Nichols The Port Townsend Food Co-op employees will have the opportunity on Wednesday, Feb. 19, to vote on allowing representatives from Local 3000 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union to collectively bargain on their behalf. This opportunity to unionize comes after months of difficult

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Black Lives Matter call for a Boycott of PT Food Co-op

Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County has held four public information sessions to discuss concerns with the Port Townsend Food Co-op. The latest was held on September 3, one day before the Co-op’s board of directors was set to meet. Photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption]