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Collective bargaining
DCTU reaches tentative contract with City of Portland
Following months of often contentious bargaining, a coalition of seven unions representing 1,800 city employees reached a tentative agreement with the City of Portland on a new three-year contract.
Portland school teachers reach tentative contract
Deal reached nine days after impasse.
Portland parking meter techs win fight against outsourcing
Six parking meter technicians will get $28,300 each because City violated outsourcing rules
After 18 months, Portland school teachers still without contract
Sticking points include health care, wages, workload, and layoff language.
Portland Public Schools backs off hardline stance
Portland Public Schools (PPS) appears ready to bury the hatchet after a long-running standoff with three of its unions.
On Feb. 5, PPS announced a...
Labor still reeling from 1981 PATCO strike
The strike had a broad impact on labor, says Georgetown University history professor Joseph McCartin.
