Northwest Labor Press

After eight months of bargaining and an overwhelming strike vote, nurses at Columbia Memorial Health reached agreement for a new contract.

Picketing outside the privately owned Coffin Butte landfill, they’re in a fight against a $13.5 billion a year Goliath.

All told, 235 doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants would unionize at all eight hospitals.

Ridwell provides curbside collection of hard to recycle items like batteries, plastic clamshell containers, lightbulbs, and more.

Represented by IBEW Local 89, the new unit includes six funeral directors and office coordinators at Neptune Cremation in Happy Valley.

The unit includes 14 workers at a statewide nonprofit that protects renters and homeowners from discrimination.

Teamsters Local 117 fought the closure of the minimum security prison in Yacolt, Washington, where about 115 members worked. But it lost.

Local 555’s campaign to recall Eugene state representative Paul Holvey was rejected by 89.97% of voters Oct. 3.

The union representing nearly 400 Yamhill County workers said cost of living raises proposed by the county are insufficient.

Wages will range from $44.41 to $52.36 an hour under the new four-year contract with Operating Engineers Local 701.