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TriMet
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
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
