2023 AFL-CIO November Bar, food, kitchen, and banquet workers at Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile in Illinois have won their campaign to unionize with UNITE HERE Local 1. Correspondingly, service and event staff at First Avenue Productions seven music venues in Minneapolis, Minnesota secured voluntary union recognition from management after divulging their intention to organize with UNITE HERE Local 17. Plumbers, technicians, and excavators at Reliance Plumbing, Sewer and Drainage in Northbrook, Illinois attained a trade union voice as members of United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA) Local 130. Lawyers, paralegals and supportive workers at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and newsroom journalists and administrative staffers at the investigative news outlet Wisconsin Watch acquired voluntary union recognition to have as their exclusive collective bargaining representative The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Locals 36047 and 34051. Additionally, staff classified as professional and non-professional for Rising for Justice, Inc. in Washington, DC, and reporters, visual artists and workers in marketing, sales, advertising, digital and engagement at Editorial Projects in Education in Bethesda, Maryland will also have collective bargaining representation by TNG / CWA, both with Local 32035. Production managers, coordinators, and supervisors at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California balloted 'Union Yes' organizing with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Local 839, while management at Steelman Production Services at the Southern New Hampshire University Arena signed a voluntary union recognition agreement after its live event workforce articulated their eagerness to associate with IATSE Local 195. Furthermore, workers in the stage and running crews, makeup, costume, hair and scenic at the Goodspeed Musical Theatre venue in East Haddam, Connecticut voted "Union Yes" for IATSE with the organizing effort involving three Locals, 84, 798, and 829. Workers with job classifications including operators, maintenance mechanic, scale attendant, technician, and shuttle driver at waste-to-energy facility Covanta Delaware Valley in Chester, Pennsylvania, chief, assistant chief, stationary, and utility engineers at CBRE, Inc. various locations in San Jose and Mountain View, California, and laborers, linesmen, foremen, locators, operators, and splicers at LTS Managed Technical Services in Elmhurst, Illinois voted their preference signing-on with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 542, 39, and 150. Veterinary technicians and CCR/receptionists at Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital in Bath, Pennsylvania approved their membership into the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Non-academic student workers employed in the service sector at Harvard University chose by ballot overwhelmingly to unionize with United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 5118. Linemen, tree trimmers, and metering techs at Jasper County Rural Electric Membership Corporation in Rensselaer, Indiana voted exuberantly to form a union with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1393. Pharmacy, retail, delivery, and inventory agents employed by WC Staffing in West Bountiful, Utah, and workers in bakery production and scan coordinators at Albertson's in Ammon, Idaho selected to be organized with and represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 99 and 555. Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland chose trade union membership joining the National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United (NNOC / NNU). Maintenance, production, and shipping / receiving workers at Sterigenics U.S. in Gurnee, Illinois elected unification joining Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 681. October Resident advisors at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia secured a union voice on the job joining Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153. Musicians and librarians at the Colorado Music Festival and Center for Musical Arts elected to belong and be strong as members of American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Denver Musicians Association, Local 20-623. VFX (visual effects) workers at Walt Disney Pictures, video game workers including developers, artists and in quality assurance at Workinman Interactive in Rochester, New York, and pyrotechnical workers at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in Anaheim, California made the decision to be unified with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE). Animal shelter and veterinary workers at Tree House Humane Society in Chicago, Illinois, manufacturing workers at Lock-N-Stitch in Turlock, California, *aircraft mechanics and quality inspectors employed by Amentum Services at Yakima Training Center in Washington, *healthcare professionals at MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington, and aircraft, equipment, and pneudraulic system mechanics, painters, material coordinators, production control clerks, and vehicle quality inspectors at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Lexington, Kentucky opted for a union voice at their workplace joining International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 8, Local Lodge 1528, and Districts *751 and 1888, respectively. Booksellers and shift leads at Half Price Books in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, workers at cannabis testing lab Kaycha MA in Natick, Massachusetts, distribution and production workers for food delivery service company Home Chef in Bedford Park, Illinois, retail workers at Lush Cosmetics in Friendswood, Texas, delivery drivers and personal care specialists at the RISE cannabis dispensary in Carson City, Nevada, workers at the Story cannabis dispensary in Mechanicsville, Maryland, dietary aides and cooks employed by dietary services provider Yona Solutions in Adrian, Michigan, and inventory clerks and retail guides at People's First Choice in Santa Ana, California resolved to mobilize and organize with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 1059, 1445, 1546, 455, 711, 400, 876, and 324, in order, while cultivators at The Cannabist cultivation and production facility in Vineland, New Jersey secured union representation by UFCW Local 152 through the majority sign-up procedure. Fire sprinkler and alarm technicians, and helpers at the Hiller Companies in Las Vegas, Nevada, and *operations coordinators at five locations of the Intermountain Gas Company in Idaho selected and elected to be represented by United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA) Locals 669, *296 and *648. At the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Brooklyn, New York, back-of-house and front-of-house workers gained unity at their workplace with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 2179. Additionally, graduate student workers at the University of Maine are now formally members of the UAW after the conclusion of a victorious card-check endeavor. Preceding an affirmative majority sign-up effort, baristas and shift leads at three locations of Coffee By Design in Portland, Maine are now represented by Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 327. Also, facilities technicians for Quixote Studios in Pacoima, California elected to be organized as members of LIUNA Local 724. Power system operations specialists at two locations of the Southern California Edison Company, natural gas technicians and foremen at Rock Energy Cooperative in South Beloit, Illinois, and funeral directors and office coordinators at Neptune Cremation Service in Happy Valley, Oregon emerged victorious in their determination to join International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 47, 965, and 89, in the stated order. Drivers employed by 10 Roads Express in Capitol Heights, Maryland voted for unity joining American Postal Workers Union (APWU). Staff at the non-profit Fair Housing Council of Oregon in Portland opted to be trade union members of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7901. Municipal workers for the City of Salisbury, Maryland gained union recognition and will have exclusive bargaining representation provided by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 3. Engineers, foremen, and terminal operator workers at Global GP LLC in South Portland, Maine voted to affiliate with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). Maintenance mechanics, operators, welders, various technicians, and scale attendants at Covanta Haverhill waste-to-energy facility in Massachusetts acquired trade union representation by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 4 and 877. Registered nurses and nurse navigators at St Peter's Health clinics in Helena, Montana voted to join and be included in the existing unit represented by Montana Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (MNA / AFT). September Upon the completion of a successful card-check validated by an independent arbitrator, graduate student workers at the University of Maine are now officially affiliated with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). After a card-check verified by an independent mediator, management at MissionWired, a digital direct marketing firm, voluntarily recognized the Communications Workers of America (CWA) as the collective bargaining representative for their digital, creative, operational, tech, and editorial staff. Also obtaining voluntary union recognition with the CWA after triumphant majority sign-ups, are artists and production workers at the arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf Omega Mart, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Local 7055, and staff members of Denver Urban Gardens, an independent network of food-producing gardens in the Denver, Colorado area with The News Guild Local 37074. Customer service reps and success specialists at Rove Pest Control in Oakdale, Minnesota, and computer operators employed by IGT Global Solutions at the IGT data center in Pueblo, Colorado voted for unionization joining CWA Local 7250 and District 7. Appliance repair technicians at GE Appliances (Haier) in Orlando, Florida trumpeted their union solidarity by voting to unify with the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers / Communications Workers of America (IUE / CWA) Industrial Division. Drivers for ECM Transport in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, sales associates at board game and trading card shop Guardian Games in Portland, Oregon, production workers at cannabis cultivation and dispensary Holistic Industries in Monson, Massachusetts, operations and hospitality workers at MMOF Vegas Retail cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada, and retail workers and card graders at Chicagoland Games in Chicago, Illinois secured union representation by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 152, 555, 1459, 711, and 1546, in the order specified. Operations and conversion crew workers for New York Arena Partners in Elmont, New York decided on organizing with the International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers (IUANPW) Local 22. Cultural institute workers covering approximately 18 job descriptions at the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, California registered their affirmative votes to join American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 36. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and remote inbox clinicians at 26 clinics of the Peace Health Medical Group in the Bellingham, Washington area gained a trade union voice voting to join Union of American Physicians and Dentists / American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (UAPD / AFSCME). Production workers at Crane Stationery in Cohoes, New York cast their ballots for a collective voice joining United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). Customer coordinators at VM Utility Tree Service in Anaheim, California, and technical instructors at Xcel Energy in Hugo, Minnesota elected union membership into the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 47 and 23. Utility workers, dispatchers, road supervisors, maintenance clerks, and trainers for Diamond Transportation Services in Temple Hills, Maryland, and parts clerks, service workers, mechanics, and cleaners for the Transit Management of Alexandria in Virginia voted to be represented by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689. Creative consultants employed by Purple Shark (Superjacket Productions) that write material for the MTV series Ridiculousness, voted unanimously to join the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW). Visual effects workers at Marvel Film Productions in Burbank, California cast their votes to be aligned with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE). Operators, mechanics, assembly / disassembly directors, and oilers at Barnhart Crane and Rigging in Ladd, Illinois, rental store drivers for Ohio CAT at locations in Ohio and Kentucky, and field, shop, and lube technicians at Reco Equipment in Brighton, Michigan voted for a united voice unionizing with International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 150, 18, and 324. Test technicians employed by L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Northampton, Massachusetts embraced union membership enlisting in the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 15. At Confluence Health Hospital in Washington, oncology and infusion registered nurses elected to join forces with Washington State Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (WSNA / AFT) and will be included in the existing unit of represented workers at the hospital. Registered nurses and clinical scheduling coordinators at Sutter Davis Hospital in Davis, California expressed their desire to unionize by voting for California Nurses Association / National Nurses United (CNA / NNU). At Allina Health in Fridley, Minnesota, forensic nurses in the SANE unit stood union strong voting for Minnesota Nurses Association / National Nurses United (MNA / NNU). Dancers at the Magic Tavern in Portland, Oregon opted for unionization voting for a coalition with Actors Equity Association (AEA). Material handlers at Columbia University in New York City conducted a unanimous ballot for Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 241. August In Pennsylvania, singers of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir that performs concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, gained voluntary union recognition following a successful card-check procedure and are now united with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Technicians and nurses at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin voted their union preference joining the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Central Vermont Healthcare United. At the Howard Community College and Frederick Community College in Maryland, faculty voted for respect and dignity at their workplace forming an alliance with American Association of University Professors / American Federation of Teachers (AAUP / AFT). Respiratory therapists at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center elected overwhelmingly to affiliate with the Ohio Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (ONA / AFT). Physicians (hospitalists) at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon embraced trade union membership joining the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association / American Federation of Teachers (PNHMA / AFT). Mental and behavioral health staff at Unity Center for Behavioral Health, a psychiatric hospital in Portland, Oregon, enlisted membership into Oregon Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (ONA / AFT) Local 5905. Following an election in March, workers at eBay/TCGplayer authentication center / online marketplace located in Syracuse, New York secured the necessary votes unifying with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1123 but had to endure election challenges by TCGplayer which finally ended on August 11th. Also, workers for AT&T In Home Experts at hubs in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Mobile, Alabama, and staff at the national anti-hunger advocacy non-profit MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger obtained voluntary union recognition from management after a plurality of the workers signed authorization cards and are now members of the CWA District 3 and Local 9003. After management agreed to voluntary recognition, editorial, business and operations departments staff of ProPublica, an independent newsroom that produces investigative journalism, gained a strong workplace voice as members of The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Local 31003. After an affirmative majority sign-up effort verified by the American Arbitration Association at the documentary creator Story Syndicate which is based in Brooklyn, New York, producers will be represented by Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and editorial workers will be represented by Motion Picture Editors Guild / International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts (MPEG / IATSE) Local 700. Also, physical and massage therapists along with athletic trainers for Neuro Tour that travels with and provides treatment for performers of live theatrical tours, and workers employed by Ming Entertainment Group based in Irvine, California that produce and deliver the coverage of LIV golf tournament events voted to join IATSE. Graphic designers, animators, programmers, modelers/texturers, editor camera Leaders and technicians for Gladius, LLC in San Juan, Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly to team-up with The Animation Guild / International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (TAG / IATSE) Local 839. At the Doppelmayr Oakland Airport Connector in Oakland, California, maintenance techs, operators, and attendants elected unionization signing-on with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) Local 549. Workers in the service and parts departments at City World Ford in the Bronx, New York, and graduate student researchers at the Pardee Rand Graduate School in Santa Monica, California gained a union voice with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 259 and Region 6. Drivers at 10 Roads Express in Richmond, Virginia elected to band together joining American Postal Workers Union (APWU). Coordinators, technicians, tree trimmers and mechanics at the South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, and production specialists in transmission and distribution at Southern California Edison Co. in Rosemead gained a solid and protective union voice as members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 2100 and 47. Healthcare workers at Wellpath / California Forensic Medical Group in Placer County, California, and staff at non-profit Community Action Duluth in Minnesota achieved representation with membership into the American Federation State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Councils 57 and 5. In Orange County, California, physicians (hospitalists) at five hospitals employed by the Centers for Family Medicine and Healthcare Partners Medical Group authorized their alliance with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists / American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (UAPD / AFSCME). Food service workers for Morrison Healthcare in Norwalk, Connecticut voted to join together with National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees / American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (NUHHCE / AFSCME). Cannabis dispensary workers in retail, inventory, delivery, and depot for Stachs / Eaze OC in Santa Ana, California, retail workers including shift leads at Half Price Books in Overland Park, Kansas, and cashiers, clerks, and stockers at the fashion retailer Zara in Providence, Rhode Island expressed their aspiration to join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 324, 2, and 328, in the specified order. Fuelers, mechanics, and quality control workers at Swissport Fueling in Fort Myers, Florida, maintenance, electricians, mechanics, and painters for Summit Health in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, production and maintenance workers at farm equipment manufacturing company Vaderstad, Inc. in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and instructors, housekeepers, cooks, and various assistants at North Cascades Institute in Sedro Woolley, Washington elected to join International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Districts 141, 15, 5, and 751, in succession. Brewers for the Lagunitas Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, *drivers, mechanics, operators and spotters at Parsec, Inc. in Franklin Park and Schiller Park, Illinois, *drivers, equipment operators, mechanics, and laborers at Cranemasters, Inc. in Merrillville, Indiana, a *unit of drivers, riggers, mechanics, operators, oilers, technicians, A/D directors, and craft foremen at Atlas Crane Service in Aurora, Illinois, and engineers and maintenance technicians at CBRE, Inc. in Brisbane, California garnered the necessary votes to attain membership in International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 399, *150, and 39, in the indicated order. Operation center specialists and support specialists at Peoples Natural Gas Co. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and plant operators, electricians, control, materials and maintenance techs at Dearborn Industrial Generation in Michigan joined the furtherance towards trade unionism with Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Locals 612 and 150. Mobile HVAC/R engineers for CBRE, Inc. in the Lansing, Michigan area victoriously organized with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA) Local 333. July The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 2, notched a representation victory with library workers at the Sno-Isle Libraries system in Washington State. Musicians of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra in Illinois resolved to be wise and organize joining Chicago Federation of Musicians / American Federation of Musicians (CFM / AFM) Local 10-208. Booksellers, baristas, maintenance clerks, and inventory workers at Barnes and Noble Booksellers on 7th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York have given themselves a protected voice in their workplace joining Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union / United Food and Commercial Workers (RWDSU / UFCW). Personal care specialists at the Green Thumb Industries RISE cannabis dispensary in Warwick, Rhode Island, cannabis depot workers and delivery drivers at Stachs/Eaze Silver Lake in California, workers in ten departments at the Fred Meyer Store in West Fairbanks, Alaska, health care workers in the professional unit at MultiCare Auburn Medical Center in Washington State, drivers at Oil and Flower LLC in Sacramento, California, and workers in the general merchandise departments of the Fred Meyer Store in Lacey, Washington made the decision to be 'Union Strong' forming an alignment with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 328, 770, 1496, 3000, 8, and 367, in the order as listed. In Olympia, Washington, box office workers, front-of-house managers, and volunteer coordinators at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, freelance sports broadcast technicians employed by Program Productions, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, forklift drivers, stagehands, audio, lighting, and video technicians for AEG Presents NW in Seattle, Washington, and control room operators employed by San Francisco Baseball Associates in California voted their preference to stand together with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Locals 15, 209, 15, and B18, respectively. In addition, production department workers that produce TV commercials across the country obtained voluntary union recognition from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers after they expressed their inclination to join the IATSE. Lift electricians, mechanics, and maintenance assistants at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Mount Crested Butte, Colorado, and staff covering a wide range of job classifications at Sega of America, Inc. in Irvine, California elected to be organized joining Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7781 and District 9. Management of the Deep South Today news organization that produces Mississippi Today and Verite in Louisiana, concurred to voluntary union recognition of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians / Communications Workers of America (NABET / CWA) as their editorial and audience engagement workers collective bargaining representative. Water department field workers employed by Excel Utility Contractors of Villa Ridge, Missouri chose by ballot to be represented by the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 42. In Ohio, air traffic control specialists employed by Midwest Air Traffic Control Service at the Ohio State University Airport in Columbus and at the Burke Lakefront Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in Cleveland declared their enthusiasm to unionize by voting to join National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA). In Washington, registered nurses at Wenatchee Valley Hospital cast affirmative ballots to be members of Washington State Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (WSNA / AFT). Drivers for 10 Roads Express in Brandywine, Maryland elected to unionize their workplace joining the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). At President Lincoln's Cottage, which is a historical site and museum in Washington D.C., staff voted to unite as members of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). Maintenance workers at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, and banquet workers for Oxford Hotels and Resorts at their property on Bellevue Place in Chicago, Illinois voted exuberantly to form a union with UNITE HERE Locals 217 and 1. In Minnesota at the Cleveland Cliffs Northshore Mining Company, taconite mine workers elected through the card-check procedure to unionize their workplace joining United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). Construction representatives for Eversource Energy in Hadley, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut gained a trade union voice forming an alliance via International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 455 and 457. Production and inventory control workers, laborers, fabricators, welders, and painters at EEW American Offshore Structures in Paulsboro, New Jersey voted for a collective voice signing-on with the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW). Engineering technicians employed by Science Applications International Corporation in Oak Harbor, Washington decided to form a trade union as members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751. Janitors and storeroom clerks employed by GDI Services at the Kellogg Company plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania voted to unionize joining Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) Local 374G. Registered nurses at Kahi Mohala hospital in Ewa Beach, Hawaii elected unification joining Hawaii Nurses Association / Office and Professional Employees International Union (HNA / OPEIU) Local 50. Drivers and mechanics at Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri voted 'Union Yes' enlisting membership into International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 513. June Following a successful online vote, content creators including editors, writers, and video producers for CNET, owned by Red Ventures, received union recognition from management and are now affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE). Booksellers and baristas employed by the Barnes & Noble store in Hadley, Massachusetts, rank and file workers encompassing retail, shipping, receiving and mechanics at Recreational Equipment, Inc. stores in Durham, North Carolina, Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Bellingham, Washington, receptionists, agents, fulfillment and inventory workers at Restore Integrative Wellness Center (medical cannabis dispensary) in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, cannabis delivery drivers and depot workers for Stachs/Eaze in Gardena and La Brea, California, licensed practical nurses at Kentmere Rehabilitation and Skilled Care in Wilmington, Delaware, and workers in retail, inventory managers, and shift supervisors at the Broad St. location of Trulieve cannabis dispensary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania approved their membership with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 1459, 1208, 663, 3000, 1776KS, 770, 27, and 1776KS, in sequence. And via the card-check route, cannabis workers in inventory, budtending, and delivery at the Curaleaf Dispensary in Bordentown, New Jersey joined UFCW Local 360. Booksellers, baristas, maintenance clerks, and workers in inventory support at the Barnes & Noble flagship store in Union Square, New York City, ratified their collaboration with Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union / United Food and Commercial Workers (RWDSU / UFCW). Workers in sales, procurement, production and engineering at Solar Alliance Southeast in Knoxville, Tennessee, emergency medical technicians and paramedics for San Marcos Hays County EMS in Texas, licensed practical nurses at Montefiore Nyack Hospital in Nyack, New York, tutors and proctors, including testing coordinators at Tutor Associates in New York City, sales reps at Alliance Mobile AT&T authorized retail store in Selma, Alabama, and journalists, producers, marketing employees and on-air talent at St. Louis Public Radio KWMU (90.7) in Missouri have won their campaigns to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Locals 3805, 6914, 1103, 1180, District 3, and Local 6355, in succession. Furthermore, management at the non-profit Caring Across Generations, and at Precision Strategies that provide their clients with marketing campaigns and have locations in New York City and Washington D.C. signed voluntary union recognition agreements after their workforce articulated their eagerness to associate with CWA Locals 1180 and 1101. Reporters, researchers and editors employed by MLex and FTCWatch in Washington, New York, and San Francisco, and workers in the German-American Partnership Program and the Transatlantic Outreach Program of the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C. elected to belong and be strong joining The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Local 32035. Workers in biology, collections, museum experience, education, marketing, and guest experience / engagement at the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois, library workers at Dartmouth College in Hanover and Lebanon, New Hampshire, and at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, a wall-to-wall workers victory consisting of job titles from curatorial to maintenance voted in favor of unionizing with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Councils 31, 93 and 3, consecutively. Workers at the Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York (through an official NLRB vote and by voluntary recognition) have organized joining Civil Service Employees Association / American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (CSEA / AFSCME) Local 1000. Classroom aides, facilitators and consultants at Garfield Park Academy in Willingboro, New Jersey gained unity at their workplace joining American Federation of Teachers (AFT). In Oregon, staff at the non-profit Friends of the Children Portland, which administers long term mentoring, attained a trade union voice as members of FriendsPDX Union Network / American Federation of Teachers (FUN / AFT). Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Coordinator nurses at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center selected and elected to be represented by Ohio Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (ONA / AFT). Tree trimmers at Parke Professional Services in Rockville, Indiana, terminal operators at AmeriGas Propane in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, MAC field technicians employed by Tyto Athene servicing phone systems for the DOE in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, balancing authority operators and network reliability leads at Xcel Energy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, technicians and operators employed by IHI Power Services Corp. in West Deptford, New Jersey, operators, graders, burners, and mechanics at Schnitzer Steel Industries (steel manufacturing and scrap metal recycling) in Eugene, Oregon opted to stand union strong together with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 1393, 777, 760, 160, 210, and 280, in the order they appear. In Chicago, Illinois, actors, bartenders, servers and stage managers of the live performance production Drunk Shakespeare, gained voluntary union recognition from management of Meme Juice Productions, and are now the most recent recruits of the Actors Equity Association (AEA). Makeup artists, hairstylists, and wig artists at the Atlanta Opera decided to be members of the labor movement joining International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Local 798. Caulkers and water-proofers at General Caulking and Coatings Co. in Riviera Beach, Florida voted to form an alliance with International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Local 8. Floor technicians, laundry workers, and housekeepers employed by Healthcare Services Group at Glasgow Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glasgow, West Virginia have chosen to organize with United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). Representation drives keep rolling along by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) with support personnel employed by Bowhead Cybersecurity Solutions and Services at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, and workers employed by Amentum Services covering a range of job descriptions at their Portsmouth, Virginia facility, at Fort Hood Army Airfield in Texas, and at Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Maintenance technicians and groundskeepers employed by Wyndham Vacation Ownership at the National Harbor Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, oilers, riggers, operators and drivers at QC Crane in Rock Island, Illinois, and control / plant operators and maintenance techs employed by BHER Power Resources in Big Spring, Texas utilized their good judgment to solidify their solidarity as members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 99, 150, and 351, sequentially. May Staff at New Avenues for Youth, a non-profit that provides services to homeless young people in the Portland, Oregon area, and attorneys, paralegals, assistants, coordinators, and receptionists for the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio enlisted membership into the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Councils 75 and 8. In New York, physician residents and fellows at University at Buffalo decided on organizing with the Union of American Physicians and Dentists / American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (UAPD / AFSCME). Workers in warehouse, production, and maintenance at Blue Bird Body Company, a manufacturer of school buses in Fort Valley, Georgia, gained trade union representation joining United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied and Industrial Service Workers (USW). At Miami University in Ohio, faculty members cast their votes to stand together joining American Association of University Professors / American Federation of Teachers (AAUP / AFT) Faculty Alliance of Miami. Teachers and staff at KIPP Columbus Charter School in Columbus, Ohio, opted to be trade union members joining Ohio Federation of Teachers / American Federation of Teachers (OFT / AFT) Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff. Teachers, learning specialists and counselors at Growing Up Green Charter School in Long Island City, New York gained union representation teaming-up with United Federation of Teachers / American Federation of Teachers (UFT / AFT) Local 2. After a long legal battle, dancers at Star Garden, an adult entertainment establishment in Los Angeles, California, emerged victorious in their determination to join Actors Equity Association (AEA). Cannabis workers at Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven, Connecticut, sales workers and floor leads at Lush Cosmetics in Louisville, Kentucky, mechanics, leads and workers in retail and shipping at Recreational Equipment, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts, and cannabis consultants and agents-in-charge at Zen Leaf in Towson, Maryland elected unionization signing on with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 919, 227, 1445, and 27, respectively. Workers at the non-profit GrowNYC, which operates fresh produce markets at locations around New York City, and includes nutrition and farming education, distribution, and composting, attained voluntary union recognition after they communicated their yearning to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union / United Food and Commercial Workers (RWDSU / UFCW). Also, book sellers and assistant department managers at Barnes and Noble College Booksellers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and mechanics, leads and workers in retail and shipping at Recreational Equipment Inc. in Chicago, Illinois opted for trade union membership joining RWDSU / UFCW. Graduate student research project assistants at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry of the State University of New York, and workers (SPEs / SMEs) employed by Cognizant Technology Solutions / Alphabet at YouTube's Music Content Operations in Austin, Texas elected to join their union of choice, the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Staff at the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia gained voluntary union recognition and are now united with The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Local 32035. Directors at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio cast their ballots for a collective voice joining the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians / Communications Workers of America (NABET / CWA) and will be joining their previously unionized brothers and sisters in the engineering and production departments. Production, warehouse and maintenance workers at Webasto Roof Systems in Plymouth, Michigan, and production and maintenance workers at auto parts supplier Yanfeng, which is located in Riverside, Missouri opted for unionization voting for a coalition with United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). Meter installation and warehouse inventory workers at Aclara Smart Grid Solutions in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and blue-collar workers consisting of linemen, mechanics, meter readers, and laborers at three locations of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative in Tennessee chose trade union membership signing-up with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). Dispatchers, schedulers, and customer service reps for National Express Transit in Richmond, Virginia will join their previously organized workplace colleagues as members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1220. Customer service reps and maintenance staff at Raven Services JV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and workers employed by Stevenson Crane Service at locations in Gary, Indiana and Bolingbrook, Illinois, including mechanics, technicians, operators, oilers, riggers and apprentices, balloted 'Union Yes' organizing with International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 95 and 150. April In California, planetarium lecturers at Griffith Observatory received voluntary union recognition from the City of Los Angeles' City Employee Relations Board and are now affiliated with the Actors Equity Association (AEA). At the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, staff in the professional and non-professional units which includes attorneys, social workers, child policy associate, trainers, and paralegals conducted a unanimous ballot of 21 to 0 to join National Organization of Legal Service Workers / United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (NOLSW / UAW) Local 2320. Retail workers at Bob's Discount Furniture stores in Nesconset, New York and in Shelby Township, Michigan, workers comprising approximately 23 job descriptions at developer and manufacturer of skincare products, Topiderm, Inc. in Amityville, New York, bakery and cafe workers at Madison Sourdough in Madison, Wisconsin, cultivators and operators at Good Foods Co-op in Lexington, Kentucky, and production and retail cannabis workers at Green Thumb Industries and RISE dispensaries in Minnesota resolved to mobilize and organize with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 888, 876, 342, 1473, 227 and 1189, sequentially. Also opting for unity with the UFCW are staff of Solid State Books in Washington, D.C. and cannabis workers at MPX / iAnthus facility in Pleasantville, New Jersey that attained voluntary union recognition from the owners and are now members of Locals 400 and 152. At the Berlin nightclub in Chicago, Illinois, the workforce consisting of stage manager, bartenders, coat checkers, security, and barbacks, and housepersons and room attendants employed by AFP Management Corp. at the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Downtown Riverwalk elected union membership organizing with UNITE HERE Local 1. Staff at The Trevor Project, a non-profit group that focuses on the prevention of suicide among LGBTQ+ young people won voluntary union recognition after choosing to have a workplace voice with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Producers at WSNS-TV / Telemundo in Chicago, Illinois voted to be allied with the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians / Communications Workers of America (NABET / CWA) Local 54041. At the BASIS Tucson North Charter School in Arizona, educators including teaching fellows voted for unity joining American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff. Teachers at the Fusion Academy Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City, exercised their judgment to unite with United Federation of Teachers / American Federation of Teachers (UFT / AFT) Local 2. In Gresham, Oregon, registered nurses at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, and in Portland, Oregon, a unit of speech pathologists, social workers, counselors, physical and occupational therapists at Providence Home Health and Hospice cast their votes to be aligned with Oregon Nurses Association / American Federation of Teachers (ONA / AFT). At the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, workers in the non-professional unit that covers approximately twenty-four job classifications, and staff, covering ten job descriptions at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, elected overwhelmingly to organize with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 47 and Council 8. Resident assistants at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and at Fordham University in New York City, along with tech employees at Findhelp, a social care network active across the country and which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, stood union strong voting for Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Locals 153 and 1010. Musicians and librarians at Portland Baroque Orchestra in Oregon, acquired voluntary union recognition from management to have as their exclusive collective bargaining representative the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 99. Baristas and shift leads at Metropolis Coffee Company in Chicago, Illinois, and DOC operators at Texas New Mexico Power Company in Alvin, Texas garnered the necessary votes unifying with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Locals 1220 and 66. Workers within the operations and maintenance department at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California voted to be represented by International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501. Senior planners employed by DTE Electric in Newport, Michigan gained a trade union voice forming an alliance with Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)l Local 223. Projectionists, and audio and camera operators at the School of Visual Arts in New York City have joined the labor movement as members of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Local 306. March Dancers of the Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth, Texas, voted for union representation by the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Undergraduate teaching assistants within the Department of Computer Science at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island decided to be united signing-up with Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals / American Federation of Teachers (RIFTHP / AFT) Graduate Labor Organization Local 6516. Paramedics and EMTs at Frontier Ambulance in Riverton, Wyoming, and maintenance and production workers at the Bobcat Company plant in Rogers, Minnesota gained a workplace voice as members of United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). Baristas and shift leads at Blank Street Coffee locations in New York City, and sales associates at Bob's Discount Furniture in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts opted for a union voice at their workplaces joining United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 1500 and 328. Retail workers at Recreational Equipment, Inc. in Beachwood, Ohio gained unionization as members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union / United Food and Commercial Workers (RWDSU / UFCW). Registered nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph Hospital in Wichita, Kansas voted to join and be united with National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United (NNOC / NNU). Staff in the professional and non-professional units at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, corrections workers at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, and employees at the Wexner Center for the Arts located at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio voted for a protected voice in their workplace joining American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Field Museum Workers United Council 31, Council 94, and Council 8 in the order shown. In Washington State, healthcare providers which includes physicians / assistants and nurse practitioners at seven clinics of the Community Health Center of Snohomish County, elected unionization with Union of American Physicians and Dentists / American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (UAPD / AFSCME). In two separate elections, one for editorial workers and the other for lab techs and operations coordinators for Reviewed, which is part of the USA Today Network, selected to be organized with The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Local 31245. Stagehands at BodyVox dance company in Portland, Oregon exercised their judgement to unite with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Local 28. Staff at the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, Illinois, made the decision to be unified with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 8. Workers at Cong Tu Bot, which is a Vietnamese restaurant located in Portland, Maine, secured voluntary union recognition from the owners after divulging their intention to organize with UNITE HERE. US-based employees of the Freedom House, which is a democracy organization and has locations in New York City and Washington, DC, voted to have the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153 as their bargaining representative on wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions. February At La Grange Crane Service in Hodgkins, Illinois, mechanics, drivers, operators, oilers and technicians officially attained representation by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150. Building maintenance mechanics for West Penn Power and Potomac Edison (First Energy) at locations in southwestern Pennsylvania and Maryland decided unanimously to join forces with the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 102. In Las Vegas, Nevada, event production workers employed by Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas voted in favor of unionizing with International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) Local 720. Baristas at four La Colombe coffee cafe locations in Chicago, Illinois, operators, managers and other workers at approximately two dozen farmers markets administered by nonprofit FRESHFARM within the Washington, D.C. area, baristas and shift leads at six locations of Blank Street Coffee in Brooklyn, New York, and workers in inventory and customer consulting at Beyond Hello, a cannabis dispensary in Sauget, Illinois voted 'Union Strong' joining United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 881, 400, 1500, and 881 in sequence. With union authorization votes being confirmed by an arbitrator through the card-check procedure, workers at New Flyer, a bus parts fabrication plant in Shepherdsville, Kentucky gained dignity and respect on the job joining International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers / Communications Workers of America (IUE / CWA) Industrial Division. In Lowell, Massachusetts, staff at Lowell TeleMedia Center, that delivers local programming including government meetings, voted to unionize their workplace with National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians / Communications Workers of America (NABET / CWA). Drivers for 10 Roads Express in Columbus, Ohio opted for unionization with American Postal Workers Union (APWU). Diagnostic technologists at the University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine gained voluntary union recognition and are now united with American Federation of Teachers (AFT) United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals Local 6739. Support and technical workers at University of Vermont Medical Center have voted to give themselves a protected voice on the job joining Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals / American Federation of Teachers (VFNHP / AFT). Staff, that includes mental health counselors, therapists and clinicians at Resilience Lab, which is located in New York City, and animal care keepers at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California, decided to be wise and organize with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Councils 37 and 36. Graduate student workers comprising teaching, research and lecturer assistants at University of Southern California proclaimed 'Union Yes' joining Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee / United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (GSWOC / UAW). In Providence, Rhode Island, drivers for Durham School Services voted unification with Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 618. Therapists at Behavioral Health and Developmental Services of Strafford County in New Hampshire, emerged victorious in their determination to join International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1837. Production and maintenance workers at Merit Aluminum Foundry in Adelanto, California opted for union membership with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW). January At the Northwood Academy Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, faculty and staff within the professional and non-professional units elected union membership into the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Alliance of Charter School Employees Local 6056. After a winning margin of votes cast approving union membership and the tally certified by an independent arbitrator, video game quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Media obtained voluntary union recognition by management and now have exclusive collective bargaining representation by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and in the town of Wyoming, Michigan, member service reps and tellers at the South Division branch of the Lake Michigan Credit Union, and electronic court reporters employed by Remote Legal in New York City voted in National Labor Relations Board elections to organize with CWA. Also procuring voluntary recognition are newsroom staff at Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting, and are now officially members of The News Guild / Communications Workers of America (TNG / CWA) Local 39521. Aircraft mechanics employed by Yulista Support Services at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina garnered the necessary votes joining International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers / Communications Workers of America (IUE / CWA) Industrial Division. Undergraduate resident assistants at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, selected and elected to affiliate with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153. Adjunct professors and lecturers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois, voted by a significant majority for a collective workplace voice joining American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Art Institute of Chicago Workers United, Council 31, and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, workers in the professional unit at the Science Museum of Minnesota gained union representation as members of AFSCME Council 5. Production workers at Nickelodeon Animation Studios are now officially members of The Animation Guild / International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (TAG / IATSE) Local 829 after management agreed to voluntarily recognize the union. In New Haven, Connecticut, graduate student teachers and researchers at Yale University opted to be trade union members with UNITE HERE Local 33. On-air staff at KVEA-TV / Telemundo in Universal City, California gained unity at their workplace with Screen Actors Guild / American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG / AFTRA). In Memphis, Tennessee, dancers of the Ballet Memphis have chosen a workplace voice with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). Workers in production and maintenance at Nouryon Functional Chemicals in La Porte, Texas, voted to join the labor movement as members of United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers (USW) Local 13-1. *Baristas at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in Washington, DC, *cannabis workers at Potomac Holistics Dispensary in Rockville, Maryland, and transit workers at MV Transportation in Springfield, Massachusetts which includes maintenance, schedulers, reservationists, road supervisors, driver trainers, and dispatchers voted to stand together with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) *Locals 400 and 1459. And after a victorious card-check process, clerks and cashiers at four Gourmet Garage grocery stores in New York City are the newest members of UFCW Local 1500.

2023 INDEPENDENT November The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) snagged organizing victories enrolling mobile collections workers at American Red Cross in Oakland, California with Local 856, drivers and monitors for First Student in Hudson, Massachusetts, Local 170, mechanics, utility and parts workers at MV Transportation in Lancaster, California, Local 848, shipping clerks at Alpha Baking Co. in Indianapolis, Indiana with Local 135, forklift operators at Weyerhaeuser NR Company in Redding, California, Local 137, workers in production, maintenance, shipping, receiving and warehouse at Southland Box Company in Vernon, California with Local 572, shuttle drivers and dispatchers at Transdev Services in Providence, Rhode Island, Local 251, and bus drivers and monitors for Durham School Services in Memphis, Tennessee with Local 667. In separate elections, technical and professional workers at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, Rhode Island voted for a collective voice joining the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP). PhD student teaching and research assistants at the Tufts School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts decided to be members of the labor movement voting in the affirmative to join the present collective bargaining unit of teaching and research assistants of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509. In addition, certified nursing assistants, activity, rehab, and psychosocial aides, and workers in dietary, housekeeping, and laundry at Pearl of Elk Grove in Elk Grove Village, Illinois also voted in the affirmative for SEIU Healthcare Illinois/Indiana. Baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks locations in Farmers Branch, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada, and baristas, roasters, QC managers, bakers, dishwashers, and sous chefs at Rare Bird Coffee Roasters in Falls Church, Virginia voted to band together as members of Workers United / SEIU. Service and technical workers at USC Spine Center Clinic in Los Angeles, California elected to unionize their jobsite joining the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). October At six Boba Guys locations in Los Angeles, California, bobaristas, shift leads, and workers in production and delivery achieved a union voice on the job with the California Restaurant and Retail Workers Union (CRRWU). Clinching their representation elections voting for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) includes healthcare workers and caregivers at Fenway Community Health Center in Boston, Massachusetts with 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, physicians / assistants and nurse practitioners at Allina Health primary and urgent care clinics in Minnesota, Doctors Council Local 10MD, concierge, porter, and matron workers employed by Planned Companies at two locations in Hoboken, New Jersey and building service workers employed at 130 William Street Condominium in New York City, both with Local 32BJ. Advocates, educators, and liaisons at Through These Doors, a domestic violence resource center in Cumberland County, Maine, approved their partnership with the Maine Service Employees Association / Service Employees International Union (MSEA / SEIU) Local 1989. Baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks coffee joints in Fairfield, California and Jonesboro, Georgia voted to be allied with the Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU). Drivers and warehouse workers at K & M Tire in Dekalb, Illinois, drivers at healthcare laundry service provider ImageFirst in Hicksville, New York, food distribution warehouse workers at Sysco Louisville in Kentucky, delivery and shuttle drivers for Core-Mark in Pasco, Washington, fixed collections workers for American Red Cross in Newark, California, delivery and transfer drivers at King Beverage in Benton City, Washington, workers in production, inventory, maintenance, materials, and quality at BWI Distribution By Masonite in Branchburg, New Jersey, *drivers, monitors and aides for First Student in New London, Connecticut, *bus drivers, monitors, and aides working for Student Transportation of America in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, funeral directors, embalmers, and apprentices at Krause Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, production, maintenance, and warehouse workers at Delaval Manufacturing in Turlock, California, drivers and warehouse workers at Eagle Rock Distributing Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, production workers and clerks at vinyl record manufacturer Blue Sprocket Pressing in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and drivers and warehouse workers at Emerald Textiles in Livermore, California voted 'Union Strong' affiliating with International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Locals 330, 894, 89, 839, 856, 839, 641, *493, 344, 386, 455, 29, and 70, in the sequence given. In California, healthcare workers at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro gained dignity and respect on the job with the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). In Pennsylvania, maintenance, production, and operation workers at Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative elected unanimously to organize with Bedford Rural Electric Independent Union (BREIU). September Voting for workplace solidarity joining International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) are drivers for First Student, Inc. in Oxnard, California with Local 186, class B and lead drivers at Ryder Transportation Solutions in Elkridge, Maryland, Local 355, warehouse workers at Breakthru Beverage, Inc. in North Wales, Pennsylvania, Local 701, baristas at the Chartres Street location of French Truck Coffee in New Orleans, Louisiana with Local 270, delivery service drivers for Restaurant Technologies in Dallas, Texas, Local 745, lead technicians at the American Red Cross in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Local 929, mobile collections employees at American Red Cross in Stockton, California, Local 439, fixed collections workers at American Red Cross venues in Modesto and Turlock, California with Local 386, *food service workers employed by the Unidine Corporation at Revel Palm Desert in California and *facility staff including drivers, food service, housekeeping and laundry workers at MFI Recovery Center in Palm Springs, California with *Local 1932. Following the conclusion of a winning card-check, drivers for TForce Freight in Savannah, Georgia are now formally members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 728. Personal care attendants employed by A Caring Hand Home Health Care in Las Vegas, Nevada, *registered, vocational, and practical nurses, patient care technicians, and secretary employed by Renal Advantage in El Cajon, California, *workers in the administrative, non-professional, and professional units for Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, Inc. working out of multiple locations in California, staff at the George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum in Washington, DC, and EMTs and paramedics employed by American Medical Response of New York in Mount Vernon opted to belong and be strong hooking-up with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1107, *United Healthcare Workers West, Local 500, and 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, as listed. Baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks coffee shop locations in Clemson and Lexington, South Carolina - Denver, Colorado - and Seattle, Washington demonstrated 'We Are Union Strong' joining Workers United - Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU). Subsequent to a victorious 20 to 0 representation vote, Telephone triage registered nurses at The Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are included in an existing unit of previously organized registered nurses and nurse practitioners as members of Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP). In Portland, Oregon at Buffalo Exchange, a store that buys, sells, and trades clothing and accessories, workers decided to join the labor movement forming Buffalo Exchange Workers Union (BEWU). August Baristas, team members, and shift leads at Peet's Coffee locations in Oakland and Berkeley, California proclaimed 'Union Solidarity' voting to join Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) San Francisco Bay Area Branch. Opting to unify with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are frontline staff at Urban Peak homeless shelter in Denver, Colorado with Local 105, employees comprising a wide range of job descriptions at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California, Local 1021, licensed practical nurses at the Sterling Care Bethesda nursing home in Bethesda, Maryland with 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, LPNs, CNAs, and workers in maintenance, dietary, housekeeping, and activities at the Greene Health and Rehab Center in Greensburg, Pennsylvania with Healthcare Pennsylvania, *registered nurses, LPNs, and patient care techs for Renal Advantage Inc. in Redlands, California, *staff at the mental health unit of Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, California, *workers in the professional and non-professional units at Satellite Healthcare Rohnert Park, in California, all three with *United Healthcare Workers West, building service workers at 172 Madison Avenue Condominium in New York City, Local 32BJ, personal care attendants employed by Absolute Home Care in Las Vegas, Nevada, Local 1107, and in Michigan, patient service reps, lab tech 1s, and trainers at fifteen lab locations of Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital with Healthcare Michigan. The Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU) organizing crusade is brewing hot amongst baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks locales in Ledgewood, New Jersey - Bloomington, Indiana - San Francisco and San Diego, California - Oak Brooks, Illinois - St. Louis and Afton, Missouri - Ann Arbor, Michigan - Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Washington D.C. - Lincoln, Nebraska - Beaverton and Salem, Oregon - Vancouver, Washington - Missoula, Montana - and Cheyenne, Wyoming. And for good measure, forming an alliance with Workers United / SEIU are graduate student workers at the Durham and Beaufort campuses of Duke University in North Carolina. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) gained new members organizing workers in route sales support at Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel in Wixom, Michigan with Local 337, wellness advisors at Sunnyside / Cresco Labs cannabis dispensary in Elmwood Park, Illinois with Local 777, workers in the Fire Life Safety Services at Syracuse University in New York, Local 317, production and warehouse workers at Elysian Brewing in Seattle, Washington with Local 117, drivers at Pepsi Bottling in Houston, Texas, Local 988, drivers for Emerald Textiles in San Diego, California, Local 683, clerks in warehouse, dispatch, fleet, operations, receiving, and transportation, along with routers at US Foods, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, Local 104, drivers and yard specialists at Univar Solutions USA in Santa Fe Springs, California with Local 986, and quality control lab technologists at the American Red Cross in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Local 929. At the non-profit Free Geek in Portland, Oregon that refurbishes donated technology and returns it to the community, workers opted for union membership with International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5. July Graduate student workers at Leland Stanford Junior University in Stanford, California voted to band together as members of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). Type 2 school bus drivers and monitors employed by Student Transportation of America in Porterville, California that serves the Tulare County Office of Education, staff at the White Bird Clinic, which is a health and supportive services center in Eugene, Oregon, parking ambassadors at the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, warehouse workers at United Natural Foods, Inc. in Dayville, Connecticut, cannabis workers including patient care advocates and supervisors at Bloc Dispensary in Valley Park, Missouri, route drivers employed by 10 Roads Express in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, warehouse workers at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Colorado distribution center in Aurora, center managers and mentor coaches in the Headstart Program at Coahoma Opportunities, a non-profit community service agency in Clarksdale, Mississippi, class A, B and C drivers at Ryder Transportation Solutions in San Diego, California, mechanic technicians employed by Transdev Services in Los Angeles, California, commercial vehicle operators for USA Truck, Inc. in West Memphis, Arkansas, collections department workers at American Red Cross locations in Charleston, Columbia, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and equipment systems technicians at an American Red Cross venue in Charlotte, North Carolina voted to join and be united with International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Locals 517, 206, 639, 493, 618, 773, 455, 667, 166, 848, 667, 71, and 509, in the order shown. Pursuant to an election conducted by the National Mediation Board, train and engine service workers for the Florida Gulf and Atlantic Railroad cast their votes for a united voice unionizing with Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen / International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BLET / IBT). In Oregon at the Portland International Airport, wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers servicing United Airlines passengers and employed by contractor Bags, Inc., received voluntary union recognition and will unite with previously organized airport workers as members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 49. Polysomnographic and sleep technologists at Stanford Health Care outpatient center in Redwood City, California exercised their decision to join SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. Baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks coffee establishments in Plano, Fort Worth, and Bartonville, Texas - Danbury, Connecticut - Taylor, Michigan - Ellicott City, Maryland - Missoula, Montana - Redmond, Washington - North Las Vegas, Nevada - and Gilbert, Arizona achieved unionization joining Workers United - Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU). June The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) procured trade union wins signing-up visitor educators for New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, Local 25, bus drivers employed by Student Transportation of America in Candia, New Hampshire, with Local 633, school bus drivers and monitors for First Student in Santa Maria, California providing for the transport of students for Santa Maria-Bonita School District, Local 986, road and operations supervisors for First Transit in Chicago, Illinois, Local 727, route drivers for 10 Roads Express in Colby, Kansas with Local 696, workers in production, operations, quality assurance, maintenance and warehouse at Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation in Taunton, Massachusetts, Local 653, utility workers, techs, drivers and dispatchers employed by First Transit in Atlanta, Georgia with Local 728, public relation and administrative workers, coordinators, mentors and program directors at Nebraska Center for Workforce Development and Education in Omaha with Local 554, drivers and trainers at Advanced Drainage Systems in Olympia, Washington, Local 252, blood collection specialists for Bloodworks Northwest in Olympia, Washington, Local 252, class A, B, and C drivers at Breakthru Beverage California in Los Angeles with Local 166, employees in the fixed collections unit at the American Red Cross facility in Charleston, South Carolina, Local 509, manufacturing distribution technicians at the American Red Cross location in Charlotte, North Carolina with Local 71, and in Lawrence, Kansas, public defenders, social workers and advocates for the Kansas Holistic Defenders and parking operations workers for the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada attained voluntary union recognition from the bosses and are now members of Locals 696 and 986. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) snagged organizing wins recruiting nursing home workers at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arlington West in Baltimore, Maryland, and diabetic educators, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at the Institute for Family Health in New York City, both with 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, registered nurses, receptionists, and care technicians at Bio-Medical Applications of Riverside, California and healthcare / technical workers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, both with United Healthcare Workers West, workers within the Housing Services Maintenance department at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Local 721, cooks, dietary aides, and workers in housekeeping and laundry employed by Healthcare Services Group in Danbury, Connecticut with District 1199 New England Health Care Employees, teachers, including floaters and resource at Radcliffe Child Care Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Local 888, chemical dependency counselors and licensed psychotherapists at Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, and in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, technical workers and licensed practical nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center with Healthcare Pennsylvania. Baristas and shift supervisors have chosen a workplace voice with Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU) at Starbucks venues in Spokane, Washington - Madison, Wisconsin - Elizabethtown, Kentucky - Waycross, Georgia - Indio, California - Rochester, New Hampshire - Strongsville and Aurora, Ohio - Carpentersville and Evanston, Illinois - Bountiful and South Salt Lake, Utah - San Jose, California - and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Committee of Interns and Residents / Service Employees International Union (CIR / SEIU) Local 1957 secured an organizing victory with physician residents and fellows at multiple Mass General Brigham Incorporated hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts. Interpreters at the health-care network, MaineHealth, voted unanimously 29 to 0 hooking-up with the Maine Service Employees Association / Service Employees International Union (MSEA / SEIU) Local 1989. Staff covered under the technical job classifications at the Hospital of The Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, voted to unionize their workplace joining Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP). Workers employed within the professional unit for the City of Portland, Oregon, joined the labor movement officially forming the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW). Sandwich shop workers at Potbelly Sandwich Works on 6th Avenue in Portland, Oregon decided to be united as members of Restaurant Workers of Portland (TWP). In New York state, farm workers at four apple growers, Wafler Farms, Cahoon Farms, Porpiglia and A&J Kirby, and at vegetable grower Lynn-Ette and Sons, signed union authorization cards to be represented by the United Farm Workers of America (UFW). May In Washington, part-time cinema workers for the Seattle International Film Festival voted for a collective voice as members of SIFF Cinema Workers Union (SCWU). The leadership of the Michigan AFL-CIO agreed to voluntary union recognition of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 243 to represent their workers employed within the legislative, campaigns, and communications departments. Additionally, ramp and tug workers for DHL Express at the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport, drivers and operators at Rowell Chemical Corporation in Willow Springs, Illinois, warehouse workers including maintenance and quality control at Smart and Final Logistics in Riverside, California, drivers and loaders for Priority Waste Resources in Detroit, Michigan, wastewater tank drivers and delivery specialists at Veolia WTS in Orange, Texas, CDL drivers at Hearn Industrial Services at three locations in Michigan, drivers and monitors for First Student in Accord, New York, and workers in the fixed collections department at the American Red Cross establishment in Winston-Salem, North Carolina decided to be wise and organize with IBT Locals 100, 710, 630, 247, 988, 299, 445, and 391, in the order they appear. Book clerks / retail workers at Copperfield's Books in Petaluma, California voted to join the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) San Francisco Bay Area Branch. Physician residents, interns, and fellows at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC voted in favor of unionizing with Committee of Interns and Residents / Service Employees International Union (CIR / SEIU). Starbucks organizing campaign train keeps chugging along with baristas and shift supervisors joining Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU) at locations in Ashland, Portland, and Lincoln City, Oregon - Westminster, Colorado - St. Louis, Missouri - Ontario, Ohio - Riverview, Michigan - Iowa City, Iowa - Louisville, Kentucky - Oak Park and Urbana, Illinois - Walla Walla, Washington - Sunnyvale, Encinitas, and Oakland, California - and Gilbert, Arizona. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers West in California, embraced a successful representation vote by dialysis workers including registered nurses / home therapy at Fresenius Juniper Fontana dialysis clinic. Staff of the Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine won voluntary union recognition from management after deciding to join Maine Service Employees Association / Service Employees International Union (MSEA / SEIU) Local 1989. After a winning card-check proceeding including voluntary recognition by management, ice cream workers for Ben and Jerry's Church Street location in Burlington, Vermont, are now formally members of Scoopers United (SU). Grocery workers at New Seasons Market on Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, Oregon have organized as members of New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU). April In California, service and technical workers at the USC-Keck medical facility in downtown Los Angeles elected as their collective bargaining representative, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). In Seattle, Washington, the owners of Glo's diner voluntarily recognized their workers union preferment, the Restaurant Workers United (RWU). Baristas, shift leads and kitchen staff at one of the Green Sage Cafe locations in Asheville, North Carolina, drivers for RXO, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts area, cannabis workers including cashiers, tenders, and inventory in Brockton, Massachusetts, maintenance and clerical workers at Mount Pocahontas Property Owners Association in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, mechanics, drivers and warehouse workers at PepsiCo in West Branch, Michigan, workers in inventory and customer service at BGDC Distribution in Salem, Virginia, drivers for 10 Roads Express in Hazelwood, Missouri, bus and van drivers employed by Student Transportation of America in Portland, Oregon, drivers for Emeralds Textiles in Commerce, California, commercial and residential waste drivers for Republic Services in Mesa, Arizona, and staff in the fixed collections units at the American Red Cross locales in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina proclaimed 'Union Yes' and are now members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Locals 61, 42, 653, 773, 406, 171, 688, 206, 986, 104, and 391, respectively. Licensed vocational nurses and workers with job titles of admissions, clerical, intake, cook, and health aides at Sharp Hospice Care in La Mesa, California, janitors at the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in St. Louis, Missouri, building service workers for Skyline Tower Condo in Long Island City, Queens, New York, caregivers and other rank and file workers at Cherry Hill for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Westland, Michigan, custodial workers employed by Clean Team Janitorial Services at the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, technical workers covering around forty job classifications at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in Flushing, and personal home care attendants at Avalon Private Duty and All About You Home Care, both in Las Vegas, Nevada voted to stand together hooking-up with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) United Healthcare Workers West, Local 1, Local 32BJ, Healthcare Michigan, Local 32BJ, 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, and Local 1107, as listed. Baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks coffee shops in Chicago, Illinois - Knoxville, Tennessee - Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, - and Columbus, Ohio voted to belong and be strong with the Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU). Management at the Community Cycling Center in Portland, Oregon voluntarily recognized their bike shop mechanics and retail workers union choice, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5. Recycling and salvage workers at Urban Ore in Berkeley, California preferred to be wise and organize joining Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Graduate student teaching and research workers at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire elected to join United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). March The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) signed-up waste workers, including drivers and dispatchers at FCC Environmental Services in Dallas, Texas with Local 745, school bus drivers and monitors for First Student Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama, Local 402, biotech workers in operations and laboratory / research at Yecuris Corporation in Tigard, Oregon, Local 206, drivers and operators at Republic Services in Phoenix, Arizona with Local 104, critical care EMTs employed by Boston MedFlight in Massachusetts with Local 25, clerks, maintenance and warehouse workers at Capstone Logistics in Medley, Florida with Local 769, workers in maintenance, production, quality assurance and shipping at Graham Packaging Company in Selah, Washington, Local 760, workers in the mobile collections department and the manufacturing unit at the American Red Cross in Durham, North Carolina with Local 391, and in Louisville, Kentucky, ABM shuttle drivers at the UPS Worldport package facility obtained voluntary union recognition from management and will be aligned with Local 89. Nursing home workers / caregivers at Rocky Point Care Center in Lakeport, California officially received voluntary recognition for their union, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015. In Massachusetts, resident assistants at Boston University, shuttle drivers and dispatchers at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, caregivers at Aegis Senior Living Ravenna site in Seattle, Washington, personal care attendants for At Home Caregivers in Las Vegas, Nevada, and sterile technicians at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital expressed their desire to unionize by voting for SEIU Locals 509, 721, 775, 1107, and 1199 United Healthcare Workers East, in succession. An employee unit consisting of physicians and dentists (residents, interns, and fellows) at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York elected to be represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents / Service Employees International Union (CIR / SEIU). At Starbucks locations in Las Vegas, Nevada - Litchfield Park, Arizona - Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon - Evanston, Illinois - Lynbrook, New York - and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Workers United / SEIU conducted winning organizing drives of baristas and shift supervisors. At the University of Chicago in Illinois, graduate student workers proclaimed 'Union Solidarity' organizing with United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Graduate Students United. In Houston, Texas, machinists, techs, and materials handlers at Ethos Energy have chosen trade union membership with United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Central South Regional Council, Local 724. February The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) successfully completed an organizing drive of baristas, shift leads, and team workers at Peet's Coffee and Tea in Davis, California with Local 1021. Workers United / SEIU recorded representation wins signing-up baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks locations in Skokie, Illinois - Shoreline, Washington - Boulder, Colorado - Portland, Oregon - Liverpool, New York - Houston, Texas - and Valparaiso, Indiana. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) triumphantly organized transit ambassadors for Block by Block that serves the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority in Boston, with Local 25, warehouse workers at United Natural Foods West, Inc. in Rocklin, California, Local 150, school bus and van drivers for Tewksbury Transit / Student Transportation of America in Tewksbury, Massachusetts with Local 5, warehouse workers at Commerce Distribution Company in Commerce, California, Local 630, yard and rail loading workers at Auto Warehousing Company in Flint, Michigan with Local 332, warehouse workers and service techs at Spider By Brandsafway in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Local 89, bus drivers and monitors for First Student in Plainview, Texas with Local 577, grounds keepers at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Local 305, and through the card-check procedure, investigators, attorneys, and other workers at the nonprofit Georgia Innocence Project joined Local 728. At Kindred Hospital in San Diego, California, pharmacists / techs, and clinical lab scientists won voluntary union recognition from management after choosing to affiliate with the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Also electing to join NUHW are hospice registered nurses, social workers, and chaplains at Providence St. Joseph Health Hospice in Petaluma and Santa Rosa, California, and nurses, counselors, and other caregivers at Sutter Care at Home Hospice in Sacramento, California. At Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, graduate student teachers and researchers voted to band together joining United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). Staff at the non-profit Neighborhood Partnerships in Portland, Oregon achieved voluntary union recognition from management and will therefore be the newest members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5. January Workers United / Service Employees International Union (WU / SEIU) secured representation victories for baristas and shift supervisors at Starbucks locations in Kingwood, Texas - Ashburn, Virginia - Alpharetta, Georgia - Fayetteville, Arkansas - Louisville, Kentucky - Chicago, Illinois - Las Vegas, Nevada - Denver, Colorado - and Flower Mound, Texas. Hospital workers covering twenty job descriptions at Allina Health System in Fridley, Minnesota, and building service workers for 40 Bond Street condominium in New York City elected to be organized joining SEIU Healthcare Minnesota-Iowa and Local 32BJ. Baristas, and other workers in bakery, production, delivery and warehouse at five Sunergos Coffee venues in Louisville, Kentucky registered their ballots to join the trade union family with the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers / Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, fleet service workers (ramp agents) at Sun Country Airlines, operators and utility helpers at the Ascensus Specialties production plant in Elma, Washington, warehouse workers at Pepsi Beverages Company in Santa Rosa, California, hospital service technicians for the American Red Cross in Dallas, Texas, workers in the collections department of the American Red Cross in Brentwood, Tennessee, bus drivers at DS Bus Lines in Amarillo, Texas, drivers and warehouse workers (card-check procedure) at Grassdoor, a cannabis delivery company in Southern California, drivers and shredding techs at Shred-It, Inc. in Sharon, Massachusetts, and retail workers / wellness advisors at Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensaries in Buffalo Grove and Rockford, Illinois voted to join the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Locals 970, 252, 665, 745, 480, 577, 630, 25, and 777, respectively. Grocery employees at a sixth location of New Seasons Market in Portland, Oregon voted for a collective voice joining New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU). At the AFURI ramen + dumpling restaurant in Portland, Oregon, front and back of house workers gained a union voice on the job with the Restaurant Workers of Portland (RWP). Graduate student workers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois gained unionization as members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). At the Geisinger Clinic in Scranton, Pennsylvania, nurse practitioners and physician assistants voted for a united voice unionizing with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP).