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Collective bargaining

Union nemesis retires at TriMet

“I wished him well … and told him to stay away from ATU,” said union president Shirley Block.
Workers Rights

ATU v TriMet: 5-year legal case starts over after state Supreme Court ruling

TriMet, a public transit agency, has spent a bundle to keep the public out of its meetings.
Culture

A view from the driver seat

A TriMet bus driver writing under the pseudonym "Deke N. Blue" has been blogging about life behind the wheel since 2012. Now he's published a book.
People

ATU Local 757 blasts TriMet’s pick for general manager

Union leaders hoped the board would hire a change agent from outside to take the transit agency in a different direction.
Collective bargaining

Workers at TriMet ratify new 3-year deal

The vote was 1,220 to 68, overwhelmingly in favor.
Collective bargaining

ATU reaches deal at TriMet

TriMet included approximately 40 union proposals in its final offer, and that proved to be enough to clinch the deal.
Workers Rights

TriMet Lift driver fired for answering the call of nature

Portlander Teressa Stevens was fired Aug. 21 from her job as a driver for TriMet LIFT — for urinating in a parking lot.
Collective bargaining

TriMet declares impasse in contract negotiations

This is the third time in a row that bargaining between TriMet and Local 757 has reached deadlock.
Workers Rights

Oregon Supreme Court hears TriMet case

The public transit agency wants to keep union negotiations closed to the public.
Collective bargaining

ATU vs. TriMet case headed for Oregon Supreme Court

Can public sector unions and their employers allow the press and members of the public to observe union contract negotiations?
Collective bargaining

TriMet wants two-year extension to its union contract (or does it?)

TriMet management likes the agency’s union contract so much that it’s proposing to extend it two years.
Workers Rights

Latest TriMet provocation: ‘Paid union orientations are illegal’

Clever TriMet lawyers interpret a new public sector union neutrality law in an unforeseen way.
Union democracy

Shirley Block wins top office at ATU 757

Incumbent Bruce Hansen voted out after one term
Collective bargaining

ATU and TriMet ratify new labor contract

Terms include 3% raises, and concessions on health care
Collective bargaining

ATU reaches tentative contract with TriMet

Details won't be released until late October, after members have had a chance to vote on it.
Collective bargaining

TriMet calls an end to bargaining with ATU Local 757

Union files unfair labor practice complaint alleging the transit agency bargained in bad faith
Jobs

Portland’s new mass transit bridge is union-built

Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People
Politics

Labor groups oppose Tigard ballot measure targeting high-capacity transit

At stake is a massive construction project that would employ union labor
Collective bargaining

ATU Local 757 unhappy with TriMet audit

Union says state audit presents management's view of its problems.
Health Care

TriMet, ATU may join together to fight health cost burden

Portland Commissioner Steve Novick wants to bring both sides together to focus on better health
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