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Collective bargaining
Support workers strike at for-profit hospital in Springfield
SEIU Local 49 accuses McKenzie-Willamette of further labor law violations
Grievance settled: AFSCME members will write parking tickets in Portland Parks
Rangers, represented by Laborers Local 483, agree they shouldn't do parking enforcement
ATU and TriMet ratify new labor contract
Terms include 3% raises, and concessions on health care
ATU reaches tentative contract with TriMet
Details won't be released until late October, after members have had a chance to vote on it.
Longshore workers ratify contract at NW grain terminals
Lockouts end at grain facilities in Portland and Vancouver
Laborers Local 483 reaches tentative agreement at Metro
The four-year deal includes raises and new rights for temps, but also some union concessions
New contract for AFSCME members at Metro
If ratified, 300+ workers will get 2.82% raises, and pay an extra 2% of health insurance premiums
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