Collective bargaining

The six-year agreement, if ratified by union members, would cover more than 22,000 longshore workers across 29 ports.

UPS has agreed to eliminate a two-tier wage system, end forced overtime on drivers’ days off, and establish MLK Day as a full holiday.

Nearly 1,800 nurses and clinicians may strike June 19 at Providence Portland, Providence Seaside, and Providence Home Health and Hospice.

If approved, the agreement with Oregon Nurses Association will boost base pay between 33% and 48%, depending on experience.

The deal with AFSCME Local 189 comes after Portland City Council chastised auditor Simone Rede for bargaining.

In total, 962 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association were eligible to vote, and nearly every one did. It was near unanimous.

For the second time in a row, Painters Local 10 obtained historic pay raises for members. Readiness to strike made all the difference.

Facing a May 1 strike date, painting contractors came back to the table proposing $9.66 in raises over three years.

Writers Guild of America unanimously called the strike after 6 weeks bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The deal resolves a conflict over when officers could review their own body cam footage, and came just days ahead of a legal deadline.

UA Local 290's agreement covers about 80 members who install and maintain natural gas pipelines for natural gas utilities.

About 320 commercial, industrial and bridge painters may strike May 1 if they don’t reach agreement with union-signatory contractors.

Maletis distributes Anheuser-Busch products and craft beers, ciders, and wines to bars, restaurants, and grocery stores.

What if the Portland-based homeless service non-profit thought of Oregon AFSCME as its most important ally?

The agreement came through an unusual "co-interest" bargaining process first tried 7 years ago, open to any member who wanted to take part.

Simone Rede, newly installed as Portland City Auditor, didn’t think a first union contract needed to be so hard.

Minor League Baseball players unionized in September. And by the end of March, they had their first-ever collective bargaining agreement.

Teamsters Local 162 members are losing patience with Maletis' suggestion to back out of the union’s fully funded pension plan.

Under new leadership, UAW may be more assertive this year when union contracts expire Sept. 14 with the three big U.S. automakers.

The strike shut down production at the company’s asphalt roof tile plant at 6350 NW Front Ave. for two and a half weeks.