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Collective bargaining
WPAS strike ends, but strikers fired
WPAS, which does business with union health and pension trusts, fired 10 members of Seattle-based OPEIU Local 8.
OPEIU Local 8 strike at Welfare & Pension Inc. continues
After seven months without a contract, 95 workers who administer health and pension benefits for Pacific Northwest union members walked off the job Aug. 23.
TriMet declares impasse in contract negotiations
This is the third time in a row that bargaining between TriMet and Local 757 has reached deadlock.
At City of Portland, Laborers and COPPEA ratify new contracts, but DCTU still waiting
Though several other City of Portland bargaining units have ratified new contracts, District Council of Trade Unions is headed to mediation with the City.
AWPPW rejects Georgia-Pacific / Koch Industries concessionary contract proposal
Profitable Georgia-Pacific proposed a two-tier wage and benefit system, and a slew of other concessions.
State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises
Oregon AFSCME's new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.
After nine months, nurses in Florence get new union contract
Nurses at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor hospital approved a new three-year union contract Aug. 3.
Labor peace on West Coast docks will run through 2022
ILWU members have approved a 3-year contract extension.
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland
The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
Tentative City of Portland agreement delivers sizable raises for members of Laborers Local 483
If ratified, the two contracts will cover over 1,000 city workers.
Farmworkers at Sakuma ratify historic first union contract
Thanks to a four-year strike and boycott campaign, 200 farmworkers will get $15 an hour and job protections.
Drawn-out bargaining at City of Portland
After this Sunday, either side could declare impasse.
City managers rejected union solution to reduce the time 911 callers spend waiting on hold
AFSCME Local 189 said a sizable pay raise would help recruit and retain more staff, but an arbitrator picked management's counterproposal.
City workers say their wages need to reflect the new high-rent Portland
Laborers Local 483 wants a livable wage of at least $15 an hour for City workers, and cost-of-living increases that reflect Portland's rising cost of housing.
New three-year nurse contract at OHSU
If ratified as expected members of Oregon Nurses Association would see wages rise more than 9 percent.
AT&T workers begin three-day strike
For workers in the company's wireless division, it's the first-ever walkout.
Nurses picket PeaceHealth hospital in Florence over excessive on-call
Bargaining has been under way since November.
Plumbers & Fitters #290 ratifies six-year contract
Bargaining took less than 3 hours, and the result is an increase of $16.03 over six years.
KGW returns to labor peace
A long-festering union dispute comes to a close as the third union at KGW-TV ratifies a new contract.
Malarkey Roofing withdraws from pension in new contract
Members of United Steelworkers Local 330 ratify the contract in a 54-41 vote.
