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Collective bargaining
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
Portland State University professors authorize strike
AAUP says they’re ready to walk out to promote greater stability and defend faculty role in governance
Workers consider strike after City of Portland worsens its offer
City appears in no hurry to reach deal with 1,600 workers in the DCTU
CWA gets bare-bones contract with Fund for the Public Interest
Rules at the PIRG fundraiser will be slightly less draconian under the first-ever union agreement.
Medford teachers end 16-day strike
The strike raised the profile of unions in Southern Oregon.
Portland teachers ratify new contract
The three-year deal lightens teacher workload and provides 2.3 percent annual raises
PSU professors set timetable for strike
Top issues are low pay, job insecurity, and lack of respect
Teachers strike averted at Portland Public Schools
Details won't be released until teachers vote on the tentative agreement.
Teachers strike in Medford
Schools open with substitute teachers, but less than half the students attend
City of Portland workers reject contract
Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.
