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Collective bargaining
Unions protest anti-union moves by KGW
Parent company Gannett wants to end union jurisdiction.
Union deal means fewer patients per nurse at Kaiser Sunnyside
RNs agreed to give up 10-hour shifts in return for the workload caps
KGW unions to demonstrate in Pioneer Square April 25
In contract bargaining, Gannett is proposing to eliminate union jurisdiction.
IBEW Local 125 pickets Pacific Power in Portland
Pacific Power plays hardball against workers seeking to make up for previous concessions
Machinists conduct informational picket at Bodycote in Camas
Workers are having a tough time getting a first union contract
AFSCME wins big gains for Metro temp workers
An agreement between the Metro regional government and AFSCME Local 3580 will deliver raises of up to $3.92 an hour to about 50 newly...
Gannett pushes an exotic proposal at KGW, KING-TV
Three unions — IATSE, IBEW, and SAG/AFTRA gear up for conflict
Swan Island shipyard workers reject contract offers
The unions also win an unfair labor practice charge at Vigor Shipyard
New Hilton contract raises wages above $15
The contract will cover about 265 workers at the largest of Portland's four union hotels
Teamsters ratify four-year contract at AMR
AMR provides ambulance service to four metro-area counties
Steelworkers strike Anacortes, 8 other U.S. refineries
It is the union’s largest strike since 1980.
ONA goes public with staffing problems at Springfield hospital
PeaceHealth Riverbend gets more nurse staffing complaints than any other Oregon hospital
Multnomah County commits to $15 minimum wage for all employees
About 400 temps and on-call workers would also reach $15 in 2016
University of Oregon grad students end strike
GTFF sees some improvement in wages and terms of a new hardship fund
Graduate teaching faculty begin strike at University of Oregon
Wages and paid leave are at the heart of the dispute
Multnomah County workers ratify new contract with $15 minimum wage
About 160 workers will get raises under the new minimum
Graduate teachers at UO on the verge of a strike
Grad students, who teach a third of UO classes, could strike right after Thanksgiving.
Home Forward becomes first local body to guarantee $15-an-hour minimum wage
The wage floor means raises for the 33 least-paid employee at the public housing agency
Portland park rangers win raises in long-sought first contract
It took 18 months, but park rangers are now part of the coalition of City unions
AFSCME Local 88 closing in on agreement with Multnomah County
The County rebuffs catch-up-to-inflation proposals, but drops a demand for health benefits change
