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An ordinance sponsored by Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman will get its first hearing Sept. 22.

The former 39th Avenue will be called Campesinos Boulevard.

As Metro exits management of the Schnitzer and Keller venues, the “City that Works” doesn’t want the work either.

City elections officials disqualified 498 signature sheets for reasons like sloppy circulator signatures or dates having been overwritten.

The initiative would require at least 2 police officers per 1,000 residents, up from 1.2 per 1,000, one of the lowest ratios in the nation.

A city ballot initiative campaign to add 400 more police officers needs to raise 40,437 valid signatures by July 6.

Driver pay is down even though rider cost is up. It's no mystery as to why.

City unions want the city to consider layoff alternatives like curtailing management bloat and the use of expensive outside contractors.

Instead of returning to 39th Ave., City Council could change Cesar Chavez Boulevard to Campesinos Boulevard — at a cost of about $200,000.

One year into the newly reconstituted form of government, it’s clear there’s a dramatically improved relationship with labor.

It’s a short ballot, but some registered voters in Southwest Washington have a decision or two to make in Washington’s Aug. 5 primary.

“Me too” arbitration win plays a big role in contract gains.

The independent union saw decent contract gains after taking a strike vote for the first time ever.

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.’