Collective bargaining

Strike ends at Cascade Steel. Bargaining continues.

Meanwhile, mid-strike, members vote in new union leadership.

Cascade Steel security guard injures striker

Police issue a citation after a striker is pushed by a car.

300 workers strike at Cascade Steel in McMinnville

Profitable Schnitzer Steel is demanding concessions from its union workers.

Occupy TriMet, and fire the general manager, ATU says

An April rally inspired by Occupy Boston is also the kickoff of a local union petition drive.

At TriMet Lift, Beaverton unit authorizes strike

Workers reject an offer from contractor First Transit in which they’d lose ground over five years.

Oregon Employment Relations Board rules against TriMet

ERB says TriMet owes workers retroactive wage increases.

ILWU and EGT sign 5-year deal at Longview grain terminal

The contract ends a several-year battle over who would operate the $200 million grain facility.

Occupy Aveda: Unionists turn up pressure on Dosha

Aveda sites are leafletted in six cities, while in Portland, pickets and a brief occupation.

Governor Gregoire brokers end to ILWU-EGT dispute

The settlement appears to avert a clash planned for the arrival of the first ship.

Union to TriMet: Cut managers, not drivers

ATU under siege as labor ally Lynn Lehrbach slated for replacement on the board.

Showdown looms in Longview

Land and water protests are planned for the arrival of the first ship at a new grain terminal.

New contract: Two-year pay freeze for 1,200 Portland Public Schools support staff

“Our members are just thankful to have jobs,” says union president Belinda Reagan.

TriMet uses its public email list to score points against union

A government agency emails the public to say its employee compensation is out-of-line.

Machinists approve four-year extension with Boeing

The deal ends the highest-profile federal labor law case in decades.

Oregon home care workers protest wage and benefit cuts

Oregon is cutting hours and proposing health care cuts for $10.20 an hour home care workers.

Bus drivers at Portland Public Schools ratify deal at First Student

PPS drivers win temporary labor peace, but struggles continue at other units of First Student.

TriMet Lift workers authorize strike

First Transit and ATU Local 757 will meet again Nov. 21.

Xerox strike averted

Overall, workers made concessions in the contract, despite Xerox’ profitability.

Strike plans shelved; workers reach tentative deal at Xerox

Members vote Oct. 25 whether to approve the contract.

Workers protest inside Vancouver Hilton

The event was part of the AFL-CIO’s "America Wants to Work" national week of action.