Collective bargaining

Workers could strike Oregon universities Sept. 30

The strike would involve about 5,000 SEIU Local 503 members at seven public universities.

Massive Kaiser Permanente strike could come in October

If it happens, it would be the biggest strike in the United States in 22 years.

Grocery workers ready to walk in 3 states

Members of UFCW in Oregon, Washington, and California have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes if contract bargaining with big grocery chains fails to produce acceptable union contracts.

Nurses picket Astoria hospital

Nurses say understaffing is a serious problem at Columbia Memorial Hospital.

Raises at Schnitzer scrapyard

At Schnitzer Steel’s North Portland scrap yard, a unit of 123 workers has ratified a new contract.

Troll on the Hill

At OHSU, a union volunteer uncovered management bargaining team members engaging in obscene social media trolling, leading to the resignation of OHSU's director of human resources.

USW members ratify new contract at Cascade Steel

Wages will rise 3.25% a year for the 280 steel workers at the McMinnville mill.

Nabisco retirees condemn pension cuts

For members and retirees of Portland-based BCTGM Local 364, their union's fight to save pensions at Mondelēz Nabisco is personal.

SEIU deal with Oregon includes 10-15% raises

The new two-year union contract covers 24,000 state employees.

AFSCME Local 328 declares impasse at OHSU

A strike authorization vote will be held Aug. 19-29 if a settlement hasn’t been reached.

Workers at Cascade Steel Rolling Mills say they’re ready to strike

Schnitzer Steel is asking workers for concessions — at a time when sales are booming and steel prices are up.

Portland-area grocery workers vote to strike

Strike votes continue across Oregon and Southwest Washington in July and August.

Workers at Fred Meyer and Safeway take strike votes

Bargaining between Local 555 and the multi-employer coalition passed the one-year mark June 19, and the two sides remain far apart on wages, health insurance and other proposals.

Union to OHSU: Health workers need sick days

As an early signal that they’re unwilling to make concessions in their next union contract, over 1,000 AFSCME Local 328 supporters rallied June 13 at OHSU.

Union report: men out-earn women at Fred Meyer

UFCW Local 555 is calling on grocery employers to end pay disparity among journey-level grocery workers, in which the average women earns $1.31 an hour less than the average man.

UFCW Local 555 sets strike votes at Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons

Meat department workers will vote first on strike authorization.

A picket line of union dentists

A group of 28 dentists at Multnomah County clinics joined Oregon AFSCME last Spring, but they’ve had a hard time reaching agreement on a first contract.

Clark College faculty press for pay parity with K-12 teachers

Union leaders say faculty haven't had more than cost-of-living raises in decades.

Nurses ratify contract at St. Charles in Bend

Nine hundred nurses at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend have a new contract that will raise wages 11.5 percent over the next four-and-a-half years.

Are we bringing the strike back?

Back from rock bottom, strikes exploded in number last year.

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