Collective bargaining

IBEW Local 48 gets $13/hour increase over three years

Members of IBEW Local 48 ratified three agreements in the last month that cover nearly all of the union’s 6,000 members.

Oregon Legislative workers get first union contract

The bargaining unit covers all legislative assistants supporting elected officials in the Oregon Legislature, between 90 and 180 workers.

Seattle Kaiser workers get contract too

One day before a planned strike, SEIU Local 1199NW reached a tentative agreement for a local add-on to Kaiser Permanente's national contract.

Strike at Yamhill County

About 400 members of Yamhill County Employees Association returned to work with a tentative agreement Nov. 8 after a five-day strike.

Historic SAG-AFTRA strike is over

Screen actors won the right to streaming residuals, and safeguards against abuse of their images through AI.

UAW wins ‘stunning’ victory at Big Three

One by one, the three auto companies settled record-setting contracts with United Auto Workers, ending a 46-day strike that began Sept. 15.

No labor peace at PeaceHealth

Leading up to a strike by SW Washington hospital techs, management offered bonus pay to get workers to scab against their own coworkers.

Portland teachers strike ‘for the common good‘

Nearly 4,500 teachers in Portland Public Schools began picketing Nov. 1 in the first-ever teachers strike at Oregon’s largest school district.

Trouble at Oregon Tradeswomen

The pre-apprenticeship nonprofit is hemorrhaging board members and staff and may be losing favor with local unions.

The biggest health care strike in U.S. history

75,000 workers struck Kaiser Permanente for 3 days. Now a 4-year agreement brokered by the U.S. Secretary of Labor provides 21% raises.

Workers set to strike Oct. 23 at PeaceHealth

A strike is likely and will include lab techs, service, and maintenance workers at PeaceHealth hospitals in Vancouver and Longview.

Multnomah County dentists authorize strike

Dentists say seeing more patients per day will lower the quality of care they offer to Medicaid enrollees and uninsured or homeless patients.

ILWU declares bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is the fallout from a fight for two jobs on the Portland docks. The longshore union has been battling in court for over 10 years.

Astoria nurses get deal a day after vote to strike

After eight months of bargaining and an overwhelming strike vote, nurses at Columbia Memorial Health reached agreement for a new contract.

Corvallis landfill strike now in its second month

Picketing outside the privately owned Coffin Butte landfill, they’re in a fight against a $13.5 billion a year Goliath.

Yamhill County Employees Association declares impasse, may strike

The union representing nearly 400 Yamhill County workers said cost of living raises proposed by the county are insufficient.

River dredgers ratify contract with Port of Portland

Wages will range from $44.41 to $52.36 an hour under the new four-year contract with Operating Engineers Local 701.

UAW strikes the Big Three automakers all at once

With automakers making record profits, the union says it’s time that the workers who make their vehicles got their fair share.

Sheet Metal Local 16 wins $23.25 raise

Journeyman compensation will rise to $94.51 by 2027 in the contract with Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association.

Biggest ever Kaiser strike starts with pharmacy workers

Northwest pharmacists walked out Oct. 1, and 75,000 other Kaiser workers in five states began their own strike Oct. 4.