Northwest Labor Press

The new agreement covers inside wiremen — about 3,900 Local 48 members, plus travelers from other IBEW locals working in the jurisdiction.

A tentative agreement provides 3% raises and addresses union concerns about overwork and pay equity. Vote results will be announce Nov. 15.

Four unions at the Portland truck plant ratified new five-year agreements that raise wages $4, and hold the line on health insurance costs.

At non-profit county contractors, union-busting is about to get a little harder.

Workers at Portland-based Image Comics announced Nov. 1 that they’re forming a union Comic Book Workers United.

At the school bus contractor for Portland Public Schools, about 300 workers won an immediate $6 an hour increase.

Priority issues are inadequate pay and a short staffing crisis. They’ve been working without a contract since Aug. 31.

Bargaining has rarely been so contentious at Kaiser, which for decades touted itself as a union partner and model employer.

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visited Kellogg’s strikers, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack came out to a John Deere picket line.

Labor’s Community Services Agency’s (LCSA) Presents from Partners holiday event takes place in mid-December.