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Leaders of seven labor organizations visited Portland City Councilors and Mayor Keith Wilson’s offices to discuss how to avoid layoffs.

The previous city council had rubber stamped an aggressive stance by city attorneys who threatened legal action after "practice pickets."

Headed by labor ally Loretta Smith, the Labor and Workforce Development Committee will be one of eight policy committees.

The group is a joint labor effort led by the Northwest Oregon Labor Council and backed by 18 organizations in all.

At least 14 candidates running for Portland City Council this year signed a pledge not to take contributions from police unions.

Working for a Better Portland PAC will advocate for pro-worker candidates for Portland’s new 12-seat City Council.

The union's political director says her record of unpaid parking tickets and other infractions was ‘beyond the pale.’

Initiatives sponsored by Portland Police Association to hire more officers and overhaul a new police oversight board won’t be on the ballot.

At a moment of crisis, two competitive races will decide the direction of Multnomah County, Oregon’s most populous.

One of the potential initiatives would undo features of the police accountability measure voters approved in 2020.

The Southwest Washington Central Labor Council saw three of its four endorsed candidates win in Washington’s Nov. 7 election.

Russell Brent, a candidate for Port of Vancouver commissioner, made a big blunder with a tiny logo.

Washington's Nov. 7 general election covers local races for school board, city council, and special districts.

Housing Bureau employee Chris Flanary, a member of AFSCME Local 189, is one of the first to file for the all-new Portland City Council.

Mayor Ted Wheeler had second thoughts about his own budget proposal. City unions say his last-minute changes will lead to layoffs.

County commissioners voted Feb. 21 to end a decades-long relationship with MetroWest and go with American Medical Response starting July 1.

Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt says he’s ready to prosecute employers who commit wage theft. Oregon Nurses Association has one in mind.

The voter-approved measure promised to pay workers at least 180% of the state’s minimum wage. So why does a new amendment weaken the wage standards?

A Multnomah County Commissioner took it very badly when county workers union AFSCME Local 88 backed her opponent.

If Portland wants 4-minute response times, it will need more fire bureau staff, according to a recent report.