Posts tagged New Seasons Market
New Seasons lays off 95 employees, citing recent labor agreement
February 19, 2026 // “Following the ratification of a new labor agreement and wage increases across all stores, our ongoing labor costs have significantly increased,” a New Seasons spokesperson told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an email statement. “As a result, we have had to make limited staffing reductions… to ensure the long-term sustainability of the business."
New Seasons makes union deal, ending strike threat and year-long boycott
December 17, 2025 // The three-year contract raises employee wages and compensates for cost of living adjustments, covering 850 workers at 10 stores throughout the Portland metro area. Store locations include Arbor Lodge, Cedar Hills, Concordia, Grant Park, Hawthorne, Sellwood, Seven Corners, Slabtown, University Park, and Williams.
New Seasons workers at store on Woodstock dump union
September 10, 2025 // Workers at the Woodstock New Seasons Market store voted to go non-union in a 33-33 vote tallied Aug. 20. The store at 4500 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, had been the third location of the upscale grocer to join New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU) when workers unionized in December 2022.
Labor unions are much stronger in Oregon than nationally
September 2, 2025 // Nearly 300,000 Oregon workers belong to a union, according to federal data, about 1 in 6 workers statewide. Union membership rates have fluctuated since the 1980s but have gradually increased over the past two decades.
New Seasons workers to strike before Thanksgiving, urge community to boycott stores
November 25, 2024 // More than 1,100 workers represented by New Seasons Labor Union have been bargaining for an agreement with the company, but Union representatives say the company is "not offering a viable path forward with negotiations." The union claims the most recent proposal included an increase of 25 cents to the starting wage, decreases to higher-paid union workers, a reduction in holiday pay, and an increase in the eligibility minimum for benefits and PTO from 24 to 30 hours a week.