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Collective bargaining
Strike averted at Kaiser Permanente
A tentative deal would raise wages and limit outsourcing.
UFCW cancels all Kroger contracts after aggressive action by Fred Meyer
The union will release further information about its plans on Sept. 22.
As hospital strike neared, McKenzie-Willamette settled
For some of the least-paid hospital workers, wages will rise 10 percent in two years.
Homecare workers get retirement, harassment policy in new contract
30,000 workers will get $15 an hour under the new contract.
Workers at OHSU ratify new deal after managers outed for trolling
Over 6,000 workers will get $1,000 bonuses and raises totaling 9.5% in new three-year deal.
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.
