Collective bargaining

About 160 workers will get raises under the new minimum

Grad students, who teach a third of UO classes, could strike right after Thanksgiving.

The wage floor means raises for the 33 least-paid employee at the public housing agency

It took 18 months, but park rangers are now part of the coalition of City unions

The County rebuffs catch-up-to-inflation proposals, but drops a demand for health benefits change

SEIU Local 49 accuses McKenzie-Willamette of further labor law violations

Rangers, represented by Laborers Local 483, agree they shouldn't do parking enforcement

Terms include 3% raises, and concessions on health care

Details won't be released until late October, after members have had a chance to vote on it.

Lockouts end at grain facilities in Portland and Vancouver

The four-year deal includes raises and new rights for temps, but also some union concessions

If ratified, 300+ workers will get 2.82% raises, and pay an extra 2% of health insurance premiums

Key concerns include saving jobs in the era of robotics, and the Obamacare "Cadillac" tax

SEIU Local 49 says raises of 1.5 percent are not enough

Metro’s contract with AFSCME Local 3580 has also expired

Over 600 union members will get immediate raises of at least 7.8 percent

Union files unfair labor practice complaint alleging the transit agency bargained in bad faith

No strike will happen before fall term, but GTFs say they're ready

Deal reached after contractor First Student backed off a "two-tier" contract proposal.

Bargaining will resume again next year with Australian multinational Bradken … if “decert” fails