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Xerox
Collective bargaining
Xerox strike averted
Overall, workers made concessions in the contract, despite Xerox’ profitability.
Collective bargaining
Strike plans shelved; workers reach tentative deal at Xerox
Members vote Oct. 25 whether to approve the contract.
Portland
Wilsonville factory workers vote to strike at Xerox
Profitable printer maker wants to cut disability benefit even after workers agreed to freeze pension.
Union democracy
Niemi elected president at SEIU 49; major contracts ahead
Meg Niemi — union organizer and longshoreman's stepdaughter — won election at 9,000-member SEIU 49.
Oregon/Washington
Xerox workers call on CEO to save the American Dream
150 workers at a Wilsonville Xerox plant have been working without a contract since July.
