Union Janitors and Security Officers who keep Portland safe, clean, and secure overwhelmingly vote “Yes!” to ratify new collective agreements!

Portland-area janitors and their allies demonstrated outside M Financial Plaza and the Whole Foods Building, protesting that the buildings’ owner, JPMorgan Chase—the largest bank in the U.S.—is using a non-union janitorial company with a history of violating workers’ rights. 

Linda Sporer showed up multiple times to testify before the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) as well as the Oregon Legislature to help committees understand how these changes would impact security officers, increase safety, reduce turnover, and create a more professional and fair security industry.

As we start 2024, make sure to check that you have the new Paid Time Off we all won in our union contract last year!

All four Samaritan bargaining teams were united, working overnight and into the morning to reach an agreement that addresses our staffing crisis through our key priorities. The team is unanimously recommending a YES vote to ratify.