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Collective bargaining
Workers authorize strike at Vancouver Public Schools
Priority issues are inadequate pay and a short staffing crisis. They’ve been working without a contract since Aug. 31.
Collective bargaining
Strike wins big gains for faculty at Clark College
Not only do faculty get raises of roughly $10,000 a year, but the new contract reduces the college’s incentive to shift course load to lower-paid part-timers.
Collective bargaining
Clark College faculty press for pay parity with K-12 teachers
Union leaders say faculty haven't had more than cost-of-living raises in decades.
Collective bargaining
Washington teacher strikes end with double digit raises
At the height of the Washington teacher strike wave, as many as 8,000 teachers were walking picket lines — including 5,000 in seven Southwest Washington districts.
Collective bargaining
Teacher strike wave hits Washington
For 60,000 Southwest Washington students, the first lesson of the school year is about union power.
