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The 4-year agreement was finalized after members voted in new leadership, with a ratification vote set for two days before they were sworn in.

Publicly owned OHSU is laying off 400 workers even as it plans a $1 billion acquisition of Legacy and pours cash into executive compensation.

Traffic flaggers — who have one of the most dangerous jobs — will get even bigger raises, starting with an immediate raise of $8 an hour.

The three-day strike wrapped up on June 21 but Providence wouldn’t allow all striking nurses to return to work for two more days.

Members of entertainment unions tell Portland City Council a closure for renovation could devastate arts jobs.

Members of ATU Local 757 have voted TriMet bus operator Bruce Hansen back in as president — nine years after he left office.

July 10, 1886 is the day electric lineman Henry Miller — IBEW’s first president — was fatally injured while working to restore power.

Seattle-based NLRB agent Janet Little will be stepping in to handle the management duties and correspondence.

Union members had previously voted to reject an offer of a $7.50 an hour compensation increase over three years.

The new three-year agreement raises wages and modifies an attendance policy workers felt was unnecessarily harsh.

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