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Oregon Zoo
Collective bargaining
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.
Collective bargaining
Oregon Zoo contracts out food service
Reversing the usual narrative, workers will be better off at Aramark, thanks to skillful union negotiations.
Collective bargaining
Laborers Local 483 reaches tentative agreement at Metro
The four-year deal includes raises and new rights for temps, but also some union concessions
Collective bargaining
Laborers Local 483 proclaims ‘Zoolidarity’ in campaign for a better contract at Metro
Metro’s contract with AFSCME Local 3580 has also expired
Union Organizing
Wanted: Union-made elephant ears
Zoo food workers want union rights and permanent work
