Unions

Workers have been on the picket line since Sept. 19. They’re demanding a contract that retains their pension plan, rather than transitioning to a 401(k).

Faculty and student workers at the University of Oregon could vote this month to authorize their unions to strike.

Oregon construction firms say an order by Gov. Tina Kotek last year mandating union labor in many state projects amounts to an illegal power grab. Now they’re asking a judge to step in.

Officials at Providence Health and Services have agreed to return to negotiations with a union representing nearly 5,000 nurses across eight hospitals.

President Donald Trump has challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks, including former U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary.

The conflict has stemmed in part from a disagreement over cost-of-living adjustment pay and a more than $200 increase in monthly health insurance premiums among union members.

Two Portland unions representing city employees are getting closer to walking off the job over a breakdown in contract negotiations.

The strike, which impacts all eight Providence hospitals in the state as well as six women’s clinics, includes nearly 5,000 nurses, and more than 100 physicians and advanced practitioners.

The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history is on the horizon. About 5,000 Providence doctors and nurses who work at 8 different hospitals around the state could strike at the end of this week. We’ll get an update from OPB healthcare reporter Amelia Templeton.

The union representing legislative staffers has considered picketing outside the Capitol if it doesn’t sign an agreement soon.