Portland Union officer launches run for Portland City Council Sep 14, 2023 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.
Jobs Out of nowhere, Portland budgets for staff and service cuts Jun 2, 2023 Mayor Ted Wheeler had second thoughts about his own budget proposal. City unions say his last-minute changes will lead to layoffs.
Jobs Washington County picks AMR, dumps nonunion ambulance firm Mar 2, 2023 County commissioners voted Feb. 21 to end a decades-long relationship with MetroWest and go with American Medical Response starting July 1.
Multnomah County Nurse union asks district attorney to prosecute Providence for wage theft Nov 30, 2022 Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt says he’s ready to prosecute employers who commit wage theft. Oregon Nurses Association has one in mind.
Portland Portland Clean Energy Fund adds exemption to wage requirement Nov 2, 2022 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?
Multnomah County AFSCME says Meieran threatened retaliation after non-endorsement Oct 19, 2022 A Multnomah County Commissioner took it very badly when county workers union AFSCME Local 88 backed her opponent.
Portland Study finds Portland Fire Bureau is understaffed Sep 14, 2022 If Portland wants 4-minute response times, it will need more fire bureau staff, according to a recent report.
Portland Portland auditor examines Fire Bureau, again Jul 13, 2022 Fire Fighters Local 43 says the audit is narrow in focus, uses four-year-old data and ignores progress that has been made since then.
Clark County A Union Guide to Washington’s August 2022 primary Jul 13, 2022 This union-focused ballot guide for Southwest Washington keeps it simple: It only lists candidates who have at least one union endorsement.
Multnomah County County ballot measure would provide lawyers to tenants facing eviction Jun 29, 2022 Tenants rights advocates are petitioning for a Multnomah County initiative to provide free legal representation for tenants facing eviction.