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Collective bargaining
PeaceHealth deploys home health nurse strikebreakers in Eugene
Registered nurses who provide home care service for PeaceHealth Sacred Heart started a two-week strike Feb. 10.
Bike mechanics get union contract
Workers at Community Cycling Center ratified a one-year contract that increases paid time off, ensures cost of living raises, and establishes basic union protections.
Broad gains in new PCC faculty contract
The new agreement covering more than 1,500 Portland Community College faculty contains major improvements for part-timers.
Under-market workers get pay bump at Multnomah County
About 300 union workers at Multnomah County will get raises this month to bring their salaries in line with other public sector employees.8
At PFSP, a surge in member involvement leads to contract wins
A revolt that began last year among rank-and-file members of AFT Local 111 has culminated in the best contract the union has won in years.
Sign that strikes are back in fashion: Workers walk out at Vogue magazine
Anne Hathaway earned some love from union members when she walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot during a strike by media workers.
Cal State professors strike and win pay bumps
It was the largest strike by college faculty in U.S. history, halting classes for 460,000 students on 23 campuses
Eugene-area hospice and home care nurses set to strike Feb. 10
More than 90 registered nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Service near Eugene expect to begin a two-week strike at 7 a.m. Feb. 10.
Grad worker strike averted at University of Oregon
Over 1,400 grad teaching and research assistants had set a Jan. 17 strike date. Instead a new contract will raise wages by up to 45%.
Machinists 1432 wants end to two-tier at Clarios
Members voted 94% to say they’re ready to strike if no deal is reached, and more than 40 volunteered as strike captains if it comes to that.
Oregon Symphony raises wages in new contract
The three-year contract with Musicians Local 99 raises wages 6% in year one and 3.5% in years two and three.
Schoolhouse Electric signs first union contract with IBEW 48
The three-year agreement sets starting wages at $20 an hour, up from $18 an hour, and provides overtime pay after 8 hours in a day.
WSU grad students win agreement just hours into strike
If ratified by workers, the agreement would establish the union's first contract, raise wages 39%, increase paid leave, and waive fees.
OPEIU Local 11 wants big changes at NW Natural
Under new leadership, the union will push the regulated monopoly to restore workers' pension and commit to end outsourcing.
Springfield home health nurses ready to strike over wage disparity with hospital nurses
About 90 home health nurses are ready to strike if PeaceHealth Sacred Heart refuses to pay them the same as counterparts inside the hospital.
Laborers Local 483 wins wage hikes for zoo and parks workers in tentative deal with Metro
The agreement will increase wages and paid time off for roughly 250 workers at the Oregon Zoo and regional parks.
Safeway bargaining lasts two years … for six bakers
Safeway demanded separate agreements after three new units voted in 2021 to join Local 114. Then Safeway stalled negotiations.
Camas and Evergreen school districts spent big on outside attorneys
Two Southwest Washington school districts spent close to $200,000 for legal advice during recent contract negotiations with teachers.
Bodyvox dance company stagehands win IATSE Local 28 contract
Union stagehands at nonprofit Bodyvox dance company unanimously ratified a first contract that raises pay and guarantees job security.
Multnomah County and AFSCME sign union contract for dentists
The contract covering 20 Multnomah County dentists sets the total number of patients they see in a 10-hour shift to 21.
