Collective bargaining

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

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

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

The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.

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

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

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

Schools open with substitute teachers, but less than half the students attend

Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.

Some members object to changes on contracting out and comp time

Union says state audit presents management's view of its problems.

Workers give up their pension and make other concessions in a contract extended through 2024

Members will vote in the coming weeks whether to approve the new four-year contract

City's declaration that bargaining is done sets timeline for strike as soon as Feb. 12

The Puget Sound Machinists District is urging members to reject the concessionary offer

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee criticized union leaders, saying Boeing’s offer should be put to a vote.

Highly profitable Boeing wanted a long-term deal with anemic raise and an end to pension

Union wants parental leave, wireless internet, and kitchen appliances, among other things

Three months into bargaining, the transit agency is still explaining its dozens of proposed changes

Teachers could strike as early as Jan. 6, when students return from Winter Break