Collective bargaining

For the second time in a row, union leaders will be bargaining with a new CEO and new ownership at shipyards in Portland and Seattle.

Roughly 45,000 longshore workers shut down East and Gulf Coast ports in the first International Longshoremen's Association strike since 1977.

The workers currently make $17,260 per year, which after taxes is less than the cost of the room and board in the dorms where they work.

Letter carriers have been working under an expired contract for more than 500 days, as negotiations between NALC and USPS drag on.

Some anti-union employees called for a decertification vote, but the result of that Oct. 1 tally was 21 in favor of the union and 9 against.

Roughly 33,000 Machinists union members are nearing the fourth week of a historic strike at Boeing, with no obvious end in sight.

Roughly 240 Teamsters have been on strike since Sept. 19 at Bigfoot Beverages, which distributes alcohol and soft drinks in Central Oregon.

It’s the first strike since 1977 for members of the ILA. They earn far less than members of the West Coast longshore union ILWU.

More than 3,000 unionized nursing home workers across Oregon are operating under expired contracts as of Oct. 1.

Boeing workers had a pension before 2016. They want it back.

The union is now calling on customers to take part in a general boycott of Fred Meyer.

As bargaining drags into its 20th month, the union has no choice but to escalate.

The agreement raises compensation $16 over four years for more than 5,000 members of Ironworkers locals in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

Approximately 4,500 grocery and meat workers in the Portland area are on strike through Labor Day weekend.

About 2,500 TriMet workers have a new collective bargaining agreement that increases wages 13.6% over four years.

OHSU had said it would pay workers only the minimum salary set by the National Institutes of Health. When a strike neared, they reconsidered.

After voting down two previous offers, Local 29 members will vote on a third offer totaling $16 over four years.

Workers at 11 New Seasons Market locations in the Portland area are voting through Aug. 25 on whether to authorize a one-day strike.

The union contract with Boeing expires Sept. 12, at which point an estimated 34,000 workers could strike if they reject a final company offer.

Service Employees International Union Local 49 represents about 800 security guards and 1,400 janitors in the Portland metro area.