Collective bargaining

West Coast ports remain open as ILWU continues negotiations for new deal

Key concerns include saving jobs in the era of robotics, and the Obamacare "Cadillac" tax

Contract expires for 570 support workers at Legacy Emanuel Hospital

SEIU Local 49 says raises of 1.5 percent are not enough

Laborers Local 483 proclaims ‘Zoolidarity’ in campaign for a better contract at Metro

Metro’s contract with AFSCME Local 3580 has also expired

OPEIU Local 11 ‘joint accord’ at Northwest Natural guarantees no layoffs for 5.5 years

Over 600 union members will get immediate raises of at least 7.8 percent

TriMet calls an end to bargaining with ATU Local 757

Union files unfair labor practice complaint alleging the transit agency bargained in bad faith

UO grad student workers conduct ‘work-in’ following strike vote

No strike will happen before fall term, but GTFs say they're ready

Contract settlement averts school bus driver strike at Portland Public Schools

Deal reached after contractor First Student backed off a "two-tier" contract proposal.

Machinists obtain modest first contract for Chehalis foundry workers

Bargaining will resume again next year with Australian multinational Bradken … if “decert” fails

Labor peace, finally, between DCTU and the City of Portland

City workers get cost-of-living, mostly, and preserve protection against outsourcing

PSU profs say new contract is Step 1 in combatting creeping corporatization

Greater job security, and modest raises, will help stabilize faculty

Professors get contract after PSU drops takeaway demands

Averting a strike, new AAUP contract improves salaries and job security

Behind the startling reversal at Portland Public Schools: Looking back at the almost-strike

As strike neared, district faced unified teachers backed by broad public support

Strike averted at City of Portland

DCTU signs off on compromise language over contracting out

Portland State University professors authorize strike

AAUP says they’re ready to walk out to promote greater stability and defend faculty role in governance

Workers consider strike after City of Portland worsens its offer

City appears in no hurry to reach deal with 1,600 workers in the DCTU

CWA gets bare-bones contract with Fund for the Public Interest

Rules at the PIRG fundraiser will be slightly less draconian under the first-ever union agreement.

Medford teachers end 16-day strike

The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.

Portland teachers ratify new contract

The three-year deal lightens teacher workload and provides 2.3 percent annual raises

PSU professors set timetable for strike

Top issues are low pay, job insecurity, and lack of respect

Teachers strike averted at Portland Public Schools

Details won't be released until teachers vote on the tentative agreement.