In addition to the Guild positions that were eliminated yesterday, the company has notified the Guild that the equivalent of three full-time positions (about 5,850 hours) will be cut out of the pa  read more »

The Guild was given notice this afternoon that there would be four layoffs today. These layoffs occurred shortly thereafter.  read more »

182 out of 263 eligible members cast ballots for the Portland unit contract. There were 157 yes votes and 25 no votes. The contract ratification passes.

The Guild and company reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract for the Portland unit at 8:30 Thursday night. Contract language changes should be available by Tuesday.  read more »

The Guild and company continue to meet about the recent layoffs and issues that arose during the process.  read more »

Interested about learning more about the contract, due process, fair representation, Weingarten rights and more, contact C.J. at the Guild office at 772-1202 or cbetit@local128.org to learn more.  read more »

The work of the negotiations job description sub committee is nearing an end. All job descriptions have now been met on and reviewed.  read more »

Portland unit TNG Legal Services has accepted and will pay for the legal costs of the ULP related to not paying negotiation team members.  read more »

Lead Web Developer The company is creating a new position that it believes should be exempt from the Guild. The Guild is investigating the nature of the job.  read more »