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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

Portland City workers set Feb. 10 strike date

Feb 2, 2022

Unless an agreement is reached before then, roughly 1,200 city workers represented by the District Council of Trade Unions will go on strike.

Collective Bargaining

After two strikes, Springfield hospital workers approve contract

Feb 2, 2022

The deal means over 22% raises over three years on average for roughly 300 support workers at one of only two for-profit hospitals in Oregon.

Collective Bargaining

Next up for UFCW: Safeway and Albertsons contract talks

Feb 2, 2022

The union has been in contract negotiations with Albertsons and Safeway management since July 2021.

Collective Bargaining

City unions in Portland near the brink of a strike

Jan 19, 2022

Following drawn out and contentious union negotiations, City of Portland managers are now accused of interfering in strike votes.

Collective Bargaining

Metal Trades unions ask shipyard owner: ‘Where’s the love?’

Jan 19, 2022

Unions and Vigor Marine remain far apart in bargaining for a contract representing several hundred workers at Portland and Seattle shipyards.

Collective Bargaining

Kroger makes a deal after a one-day strike

Jan 7, 2022

UFCW Local 555 calls the new contract at Fred Meyer and QFC its best contract ever. Over 3 years, wages will rise $3 an hour.

Collective Bargaining

Burgerville workers ratify first union contract

Jan 7, 2022

The vote means the boycott of the chain is over, and union members are encouraged to patronize Burgerville, especially the union stores.

Collective Bargaining

Kellogg’s strike ends with major win for strikers

Jan 7, 2022

An estimated 1,400 strikers returned to work at Kellogg’s as of Dec. 27. The strike was a pretty clear win for BCTGM members.

Collective Bargaining

Strike set to begin at Fred Meyer, QFC 

Dec 16, 2021

Members of UFCW Local 555 are set to strike 6 a.m. Dec. 17 at Fred Meyer and QFC stores in the Portland area, Bend, and Klamath Falls.

Collective Bargaining

City of Portland unions declare impasse

Dec 16, 2021

The unit of 1,180 city workers in the District Council of Trade Unions could strike as soon as Jan. 19, after bargaining since July 2020.

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