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AFSCME Local 189

Workers Rights

City of Portland threatens legal action over union pickets

Attorneys for the City of Portland say "practice pickets" are prohibited by the contract Local 189 signed with the city.
Collective bargaining

City of Portland could be inching toward labor disputes

Union contracts covering 1,300 City workers expire Dec. 31, on the eve of the city’s shift to a whole new leadership structure.
Politics

RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Chris Flanary

The AFSCME member organizer is running for City Council and wants to make the living wage for Portlanders a priority. 
Jobs

When snow and ice hit, union members were the first to respond

During severe weather, hundreds of union-represented workers keep the region running, from electric linemen to snowplow and bus operators.
Portland

Union officer launches run for Portland City Council

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.
Portland

Out of nowhere, Portland budgets for staff and service cuts

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

At last, auditor’s office gets first union contract

The deal with AFSCME Local 189 comes after Portland City Council chastised auditor Simone Rede for bargaining. 
Collective bargaining

City Council says new auditor was wrong to make deal with workers

Simone Rede, newly installed as Portland City Auditor, didn’t think a first union contract needed to be so hard.
Collective bargaining

AFSCME 189 files charges after City Auditor orders workers to return to office

AFSCME says Portland city management bargained in bad faith and implemented its re-entry plan without union agreement.
Jobs

Behind the badge, police support staff face backlog and burnout

AFSCME’s Portland Police chapter chair says understaffing is causing delays retrieving towed cars or getting police reports for insurance.
Collective bargaining

City unions in Portland near the brink of a strike

Following drawn out and contentious union negotiations, City of Portland managers are now accused of interfering in strike votes.
Collective bargaining

City of Portland unions declare impasse

The unit of 1,180 city workers in the District Council of Trade Unions could strike as soon as Jan. 19, after bargaining since July 2020.
Union Organizing

Hundreds of unrepresented City of Portland workers get a chance to unionize

City attorneys and HR managers, opposing a union effort by three workers, ended up opening the door to a union for workers across the city.
Union democracy

City of Portland union coalition has new leadership

DCTU—a coalition of six unions—negotiates a collective bargaining agreement that covers about 1,100 City of Portland employees in all.
Jobs

Furloughed workers tighten belts waiting for WorkShare benefits

It seemed like a win-win when unions approved the furloughs, but Workshare benefits promised by the Oregon Employment Department have been slow to arrive.
Culture

In the era of COVID-19, the union hall is going virtual

Unions are finding that holding meetings online is actually increasing attendance. One union is even holding its national convention online.
Collective bargaining

City of Portland unions will vote on furloughs in which workers could actually come out ahead

The federally funded Work Share program will make up for wages lost during furloughs, and city budget savings are earmarked to prevent layoffs.
Union democracy

Portland 911 operators leave AFSCME, join Portland police union

The vote was 67 to 7 in a May 21 election overseen by the Oregon Employment Relations Board.
In Memoriam

Chuck Moffitt, 1952-2019

Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.
Union Organizing

Police union raids AFSCME at 911

Members of the Portland Police Association hand-delivered letters to emergency communications dispatchers inviting them to leave their union, AFSCME, and instead join the police union.
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