Collective Bargaining Archives

Hammered out in 10 months, the union’s first contract with newspaper owner Lee Enterprises will be up in a year.

AFSCME Local 88 is focused on worker safety, wages and equity in its first full contract negotiation with Multnomah County in five years.

After more than six months of unsuccessful bargaining, about 1,600 ONA-represented nurses could walk off the job with 10 days notice.

Wages are set to rise up to $10 an hour in two Insulators Local 36 master agreements covering about 255 members.

AFSCME says Portland city management bargained in bad faith and implemented its re-entry plan without union agreement.

Wages rise $3.95 an hour under the new agreement, which covers nearly 1,000 metal trades workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.

Union shipyard workers in Portland and Seattle will decide April 28 whether to approve a new tentative agreement with employer Vigor Marine.

A unit of 1,600 nurses at Providence St. Vincent hospital in Southwest Portland will vote April 19 to May 3 on whether to authorize a strike.

Collective Bargaining

The three-year contract contains wage increases of 5.5% in the first year, 3.5% in the second and 3% in the third.

The contract raises wages, increases the 401(k) match, and adds sick leave hours and floating holidays for 285 utility workers.