Collective bargaining

Talks head into mediation with PSU proposing less-than-inflation raises

Class size is a key sticking point

The district wants concessions, and won't meet directly with the union.

City denies vacation requests, and union gets "ready to walk"

Two years after voting to unionize, no contract, but no surrender either.

The one-year agreement locks in existing policies and gives workers "just cause" protections

Profs get wage floor, raises averaging 11.75%, and multi-year appointments for term-to-termers

TriMet wants further health benefit cuts, and no more laundering workers overalls.

Tentative deal includes modest raises for 4,300 support workers.

Off-camera workers are having a hard time getting a contract from the new owner

Some 4,200 classified workers at seven state universities could strike Sept. 30

Talks with a 1,600-employee union coalition are stalled over job security — and good government

Wages are a key sticking point for 4,200 university support workers.

American Red Cross is pushing to lower wages for members of Oregon Nurses Association

Preventing a deal is a City proposal that paves the way to contracting out

Workers are seeking a fair and transparent pay scale

SEIU and AFSCME members will get modest cost-of-living raises

The transit agency is ordered to pay $136,000 and stop trying to collect back-premiums

After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer

A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member