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Collective bargaining
Strike protests lawless sheet metal employer
Workers at a Vancouver sheet metal shop have been on strike since late July, bolstered by a strike fund and solidarity from union members across trades.
Strike gets first contract for Portland preschool workers
Daycare workers at the Crystal Springs location of Growing Seeds went on strike in August. It quickly brought an agreement with management.
Paper giant improves its offer after nine-day strike
Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.
OPB workers enter second month without contract
Management at OPB had an interesting wage proposal for 26 workers represented by SEIU Local 503: No raises for the next three years.
TriMet workers extend contract through 2024
Portland-area transit workers will get raises at the end of this year and next, but otherwise their union contract will remain unchanged.
Nurses ratify two more Providence contracts
Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence hospitals in Portland and Milwaukie approved two-year contracts with their employer.
OHSU bargaining continues, and so does picketing
AFSCME and Oregon Health and Science University management have reached several tentative agreements, but have not settled on wage increases.
AFSCME holds firm on raises in OHSU bargaining
After 17 weeks of bargaining and some tentative agreements, economics are a key sticking point between OHSU and AFSCME.
Nurses approve a new contract in first of three Providence hospital votes
A bargaining unit of 233 nurses at Providence Willamette Falls in Oregon City voted to ratify a new contract, in ballots counted July 11.Â
ILWU signs first child care workers contract
The contract covers 17 workers at Fruit & Flower Rock Creek, which is connected to PCC’s Rock Creek campus.
Oregon Coast hospital workers ratify contract
A group of 115 workers at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City have a new three-year contract.
Central City Concern workers push for better wages
AFSCME Local 88’s previous three-year contract with Central City Concern expired June 30. Wages are a sticking point in bargaining.
IBEW tree trimmer talks heat up
Tree trimmers represented by IBEW Local 125 rejected the final offer from a group of employers, paving the way for escalating action.
Nonprofit Causa of Oregon shuts down amid labor conflict
The immigrant rights group Causa recognized a union two years ago, but never reached agreement on a first contract.
ILWU: No strike imminent at West Coast ports
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union and West Coast ports say they’re focused on negotiating, rather than escalating action.
Providence nurses reject tentative agreement
If they don't reach a deal soon, Oregon Nurses Association members could strike at three Providence hospitals July 11.
Union busters file for decertification at Precision Castparts
The Milwaukie, Oregon-based company never accepted a 2017 vote by its welders to join the Machinists union.
St. Vincent nurses reach a deal, but others authorize strike
Providence St. Vincent nurses would get up to 14% raises and a stronger commitment from management to follow staffing levels.
Nurses at two more Providence hospitals hold strike votes
Nurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon City and Milwaukie are voting through June 2 on whether to authorize a strike.
Longview newspaper ratifies first union contract
Hammered out in 10 months, the union's first contract with newspaper owner Lee Enterprises will be up in a year.
