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Collective bargaining
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
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
