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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.

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