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Signatory Painting Contractors Organization
Collective bargaining
Painters win $9.66 over three years in new contract
For the second time in a row, Painters Local 10 obtained historic pay raises for members. Readiness to strike made all the difference.
Collective bargaining
Strike averted as Painters vote on new offer
Facing a May 1 strike date, painting contractors came back to the table proposing $9.66 in raises over three years.
Collective bargaining
Painters set May 1 strike date
About 320 commercial, industrial and bridge painters may strike May 1 if they don’t reach agreement with union-signatory contractors.
Collective bargaining
Painters Local 10 wins wage increases of up to $4.50
The first contract to be negotiated since members regained the right to strike contains the biggest raises in a generation.
Collective bargaining
Painters turn down $2.94 in raises, return to bargaining
A day after the lopsided vote to reject SPCO's offer, a competing contractor group offered $4.30 an hour over the same time frame.
Collective bargaining
Painters strikes end with major wage wins
After weeks of escalating strike action, Painters Local 10 reached a deal that if ratified will raise compensation by $3.50 to $4 an hour.
Collective bargaining
Painters pickets continue
The pickets are protesting contractors' failure to provide information that would justify their refusal to offer more than a 25¢ raise.
Collective bargaining
At Portland-area construction sites, union painters are primed for ‘Summer of Chaos’
Local Painters union members have been falling behind for a generation. They’re not gonna take it any more.
Collective bargaining
Painters Local 10 members preparing to strike if necessary
The union’s three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Signatory Painting Contractors Organization of Oregon and Southwest Washington expires March 31, 2020.
Jobs
Paint and Floor Coverer STARS!
Commitment to training sets these workers apart from their competition.
Worker safety
Painters, Floor Coverers distribute $500 bonuses for safety training
The bonus checks are a way to honor the best-trained workforce in the industry
