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Collective Bargaining

Nonunion workers are on their own. Union workers bargain collectively with their employers. In the Collective Bargaining section, we report on all aspects of that: negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations; impasses, lockouts, and strikes; and tentative agreements, votes, and ratification of new union contracts.

Collective Bargaining

DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland

Oct 3, 2017

Bargaining for over 1,000 employees has been going on since Jan. 5 without success.

Collective Bargaining

WPAS strike ends, but strikers fired

Oct 2, 2017

WPAS, which does business with union health and pension trusts, fired 10 members of Seattle-based OPEIU Local 8.

Collective Bargaining

OPEIU Local 8 strike at Welfare & Pension Inc. continues

Sep 13, 2017

After seven months without a contract, 95 workers who administer health and pension benefits for Pacific Northwest union members walked off the job Aug. 23.

Collective Bargaining

TriMet declares impasse in contract negotiations

Aug 30, 2017

This is the third time in a row that bargaining between TriMet and Local 757 has reached deadlock.

Collective Bargaining

At City of Portland, Laborers and COPPEA ratify new contracts, but DCTU still waiting

Aug 30, 2017

Though several other City of Portland bargaining units have ratified new contracts, District Council of Trade Unions is headed to mediation with the City.

Collective Bargaining

AWPPW rejects Georgia-Pacific / Koch Industries concessionary contract proposal

Aug 16, 2017

Profitable Georgia-Pacific proposed a two-tier wage and benefit system, and a slew of other concessions.

Collective Bargaining

State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises

Aug 14, 2017

Oregon AFSCME’s new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.

Collective Bargaining

After nine months, nurses in Florence get new union contract

Aug 11, 2017

Nurses at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor hospital approved a new three-year union contract Aug. 3.

Collective Bargaining

Labor peace on West Coast docks will run through 2022

Aug 11, 2017

ILWU members have approved a 3-year contract extension.

Collective Bargaining

Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland

Aug 1, 2017

The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.

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