We are the independent, worker-led union at New Seasons.

Our union is dedicated to the idea that all of us deserve fairness, respect, and dignity in our occupations, industry, and community. We fight to achieve this through collective action and collective bargaining.

New Seasons Labor Union began in the spring of 2022. Workers at the Seven Corners store, inspired by the success of independent organizing around the country, decided to form a new union from the ground up. Since then, our union has grown to represent over a thousand workers at eleven stores.

We demand that New Seasons obey federal law and bargain with us before implementing any changes to wages, hours, and working conditions.

Currently set at $27.04/hr for the Portland metro area by the MIT Economics Department. We believe that New Seasons Market can and must pay us all a living wage.

When grocery prices go up, our wages should. We demand a COLA linked to the consumer price index to keep us from falling behind.

We are fighting for a fair attendance policy at the bargaining table. The existing policy holds us equally accountable for 6-minuite tardies and entire missed shifts, while making it easy for reliable workers to get fired.

Department managers start at 3 weeks of PTO, and salaried workers at store support have unlimited time off. NSLU members demand more time to cover illnesses and still allow for decent vacation days. We are working harder than ever before, and deserve more time off.

We are demanding just cause contract language that would give our unjustly disciplined or fired co-workers a path to reinstatement.

Cashiers and other stationary workers should be allowed to sit.

We demand premium pay for overnight work, Senior Wednesdays, and Weekends.

Our Union is only as powerful as our members, and our members run our Union. Major decisions are made democratically at membership meetings, and only rank-and-file workers are eligible to hold office in our Steering Committee. As an independent union, we are not beholden to a parent organization. Our members alone decide.