SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 4,000 staff workers in the Oreogon higher education system face a potential strike vote if talks break down.
A bargaining session has been scheduled for Sept. 2 between university officials and the union representing classified workers in jobs such as security food service, clerical and technical.
The Salem Statesman Journal (http://bit.ly/qJ98dP ) reports the union has declared an impasse, and contract talks are in a 30-day “cooling-off” period.
A spokeswoman for the system says that if a deal isn’t reached by Sept. 16, university administrators can implement their final offer, and the workers will have the right to call a strike.