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SEIU Local 49
Collective bargaining
New System laundry strike ends after two days
Strikers got symbolic support from the laundry's customers and from Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek.
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Collective bargaining
Pushed to the limit, laundry workers strike
New System Laundry wants to pay minimum wage, and double the amount workers contribute to health insurance.
Collective bargaining
Legacy Emanuel settles with SEIU
Strike averted, hospital support workers ratify a new contract.
Collective bargaining
Strike date set at Legacy Emanuel hospital
Over 750 support workers could walk out as soon as Nov. 8.
Union Organizing
Eugene Urgent Care clinic network fights union campaign by SEIU Local 49
The results of an Aug. 17 unionization election are up in the air.
Health Care
Kaiser nurses issue warning: Short staffing could diminish patient care
Nurse union members, frustrated with slow progress on staffing committees, rally outside Kaiser's Northwest headquarters.
Oregon
At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda inches forward
Will the Oregon Legislature ban anti-union ‘right-to-work’ ordinances?
Union Organizing
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to join AFT
The vote is 319 for AFT, 110 for SEIU.
Union Organizing
At PeaceHealth Southwest, 900 workers will choose between AFT and SEIU
The Dec. 14-15 vote is a runoff after no choice got a majority in a Nov. 22 election among service and maintenance workers.
Collective bargaining
DEAL: Daimler and unions reach agreement on a new 5-year contract at the Portland truck plant
Wages will rise by $3.25 an hour for the plant's 500+ workers.
Union Organizing
Menzies cabin cleaners go union at PDX
A group of 53 aircraft cabin cleaners at Portland International Airport has joined Service Employees (SEIU) Local 49. The workers are employees of Menzies...
Collective bargaining
Contract, not strike, for Portland janitors
A new union contract will raise wages to at least $15 an hour over a four-year period for nearly 2,000.
Union Organizing
Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital
It was an emotional scene at the vote count, as 310 hospital technicians voted nearly 3-to-1 in favor of unionizing, with 93 percent casting ballots.
People
Erica Askin leaves Laborers 483 for SEIU 49
An attorney by training, Askin was the female business manager at Local 483.
Union Organizing
Hundreds of low-wage Portland airport service workers unionize
The workers help passengers in a wheelchair, handle bags curb-side and help with security lines
Oregon
A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more
A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities
Union Organizing
Caregivers at Sacred Heart in Springfield unionize
It was the largest unit to have a union election in Oregon healthcare for nearly two decades.
Workers Rights
City of Portland passes $15 minimum for its contracted service workers
The wage floor covers 150 janitors and guards and parking attendants and about 20 City workers
Portland
City of Portland to consider $15 an hour for contract workers
If passed it would be a more than $4 jump for janitors, security guards and others
