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Pacific Power
Collective bargaining
IBEW 125 members ratify contract at Pacificorp
About 320 workers will get 2 percent raises in the new four-year deal.
Collective bargaining
IBEW Local 125 Pickets Pacific power headquarters
The company wants to shift more of its health care costs onto workers.
Collective bargaining
IBEW Local 125 authorizes strike at Pacific Power
Local 125 members are tired of making concessions to profitable PacifiCorp.
Collective bargaining
IBEW Local 125 pickets Pacific Power in Portland
Pacific Power plays hardball against workers seeking to make up for previous concessions
Jobs
Pacific Power slashes workforce
Four months after a $50 billion dividend, Pacific Power cuts workers, some of whom had moved to take the job.
Collective bargaining
IBEW 125 ratifies new Pacific Power contract
Nine days after voting to strike at Pacific Power, IBEW Local 125 members ratified a new contract.
Oregon/Washington
IBEW members vote to strike Pacific Power
If no agreement is reached, workers expect to strike or be locked out the day after Labor Day.
