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Labor Relations Unit
About the Labor Relations Unit
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The Labor Relations Unit represents the Governor on behalf of all executive branch agencies in collective bargaining. Currently the Labor Relations Unit administers 32 collective bargaining agreements. These agreements cover approximately 27,000 employees in 62 different agencies, boards, and commissions. These employees are represented by ten (10) different labor organizations. The Labor Relations Unit also negotiates collective bargaining agreements covering four (4) non-state employee bargaining units. SEIU represents three, Childcare Providers, Homecare Workers and Adult and Foster Relative Care Providers bargaining units and AFSCME represents one Childcare Provider bargaining unit. The four bargaining units cover approximately 21,000 non-state workers.


 
Staff Assignments
 
Contract Assignments (pdf)

 
Staff Listing

 
Please email all grievances to LRU or fax to 503-373-7530
 
Tom Perry - Labor Relations Unit Manager 503-378-4201
 
Anna Sikel - Office Manager 503-378-2616
 
Craig Cowan - State Labor Relations Manager 503-378-5611 
 
Glenn West - State Labor Relations Manager 503-378-3967 
  
Nettie Pye - State Labor Relations Manager 503-378-3138 

Mark Hunt - State Labor Relations Manager 503-378-6483

Susan Rossiter - State Labor Relations Manager 503-378-5393
 
Erin Haney - State Labor Relations Analyst 503-378-2705

Neil Taylor - State Labor Relations Analyst 503-378-8321

 

 
Bargaining Agreements
 
Collective Bargaining Agreements 

2013-2015 Bargaining Concept Form (docx)
 
General Council Notice
 
2012 SEIU General Council Delegates (pdf)
 
Resources

Forms


 
Training
 
2011-2013 SEIU CBA Training PowerPoint (pdf)
 
2011-2013 SEIU Institution Coalition Training PowerPoint (pdf)
 
2011-2013 SEIU CBA Training Evaluation (pdf)
 
2011-2013 SEIU Human Services Coalition Training PowerPoint (pdf)
 
Please contact your Labor Relations Manager if Agency specific training is needed for contract administration or any Labor Relations topic, e.g. Labor Relations Overview, Discipline, etc.