Collective bargaining

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.

Wilsonville factory workers vote to strike at Xerox

Profitable printer maker wants to cut disability benefit even after workers agreed to freeze pension.

Hyatt Hotels workers wage one-week strike in four cities

UNITE HERE is calling for a boycott of Hyatt hotels nationwide.

Multnomah County Chair Cogen steps in to settle union contract

The County drops takeback demands, and agrees to flextime, worker-manager ratios and modest raises.

IBEW 125 ratifies new Pacific Power contract

Nine days after voting to strike at Pacific Power, IBEW Local 125 members ratified a new contract.

CWA promotes ‘Dosha Support Day’ Aug. 30

Supporters will go to the union salon for a haircut, and show their union colors.

Xerox workers call on CEO to save the American Dream

150 workers at a Wilsonville Xerox plant have been working without a contract since July.

IBEW members vote to strike Pacific Power

If no agreement is reached, workers expect to strike or be locked out the day after Labor Day.

CWA Local 7901 signs first contract with Free Geek

Twenty-two workers at Free Geek, a local computer recycler, ratified their first union contract July 19.

Oregon public employee unions reach deal with state

Union bargainers agree — for the first time — to give up fully-paid health coverage.

Steelworkers ratify pact at Georgia-Pacific’s Wauna mill

At a paper mill in Wauna, Oregon, USW ratified Georgia-Pacific’s final contract proposal.