Local Action

Solidarity Before Mediation

At 8 a.m. on Friday, September 25, we rallied outside City Hall — on short notice, before our bargaining team went into mediation with the City.

Solidarity Before Mediation

Strike Authorization Vote

August 28th, 2026

With management refusing to move on our core proposals, members voted on whether to authorize a strike.

Turnout reached 89%. Of those who voted, 90.2% voted yes.

Strike Authorization Vote

Union Returns to City Council

August 17th, 2026

For the second time this summer, our members filled the Council chambers.

Union Returns to City Council

Union Night at the Corvallis Knights

July 21st, 2026

Midway through the hardest summer of bargaining this local has seen, we went to a ball game.

Union Night at the Corvallis Knights

Union Floods City Council

June 15th, 2026

In 95-degree weather, we overfilled the Council chambers.

More than thirty members, joined by friends and family, came to tell Council directly that our labor contract is not something to mess with.

Union Floods City Council

Rally at City Hall

May 14th, 2026

Over eighty members — and one very cute dog — rallied in front of City Hall to demand a fair labor contract.

Rally at City Hall

Longevity Day

April 8th, 2026

We have heard from management that the City is "philosophically opposed" to the concept of longevity pay. We disagree. 

Longevity Day

Don't Leave Our Contract Up To Luck

March 17, 2026

In the lead-up to our fourth bargaining session, over 150 members shared their biggest contract priorities by writing them on four-leaf clovers. 

Don't Leave Our Contract Up To Luck

Standing up for Safety

October 29, 2025

After the City failed to take responsibility for sending one of our members into unsafe working conditions, we took action. 

Standing up for Safety