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Collective bargaining
Still no deal for teachers at Portland Public Schools
Class size is a key sticking point
Teacher strike looms at Portland Public Schools
The district wants concessions, and won't meet directly with the union.
Strike on horizon at City of Portland
City denies vacation requests, and union gets "ready to walk"
Strike at PIRG call center marks two-year union drive
Two years after voting to unionize, no contract, but no surrender either.
KBOO employees ratify first-ever contract
The one-year agreement locks in existing policies and gives workers "just cause" protections
UO faculty win major raises and job security in first contract
Profs get wage floor, raises averaging 11.75%, and multi-year appointments for term-to-termers
TriMet’s long-delayed bargaining off to a slow start
TriMet wants further health benefit cuts, and no more laundering workers overalls.
Oregon university strike averted
Tentative deal includes modest raises for 4,300 support workers.
KOIN-TV accused of “union-busting”
Off-camera workers are having a hard time getting a contract from the new owner
Oregon University System workers file strike notice
Some 4,200 classified workers at seven state universities could strike Sept. 30
City of Portland pushes to end protections against outsourcing
Talks with a 1,600-employee union coalition are stalled over job security — and good government
SEIU 503 prepares to strike at 7 Oregon universities
Wages are a key sticking point for 4,200 university support workers.
Labor Day picnic blood drive called off due to labor dispute
American Red Cross is pushing to lower wages for members of Oregon Nurses Association
City of Portland contract talks enter mediation
Preventing a deal is a City proposal that paves the way to contracting out
Bradken foundry: No contract, a year after union vote
Workers are seeking a fair and transparent pay scale
Oregon unions sign tentative pacts for 22,000 state workers
SEIU and AFSCME members will get modest cost-of-living raises
ERB: Arbitrator’s ruling stands, but TriMet broke law
The transit agency is ordered to pay $136,000 and stop trying to collect back-premiums
Strike ends at Daimler’s Western Star truck plant
After 22 days, Machinists and Painters vote to accept company offer
Daimler deploys strikebreakers at Portland truck plant
A fast-moving convoy of vans and SUVs nearly ran over one picketing union member
Machinists, Painters strike Daimler Trucks
Workers have been falling behind economically while the company prospers
