Portland 911 operators leave AFSCME, join Portland police union May 23, 2019 The vote was 67 to 7 in a May 21 election overseen by the Oregon Employment Relations Board.
Chuck Moffitt, 1952-2019 Feb 15, 2019 Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.
Police union raids AFSCME at 911 Jan 30, 2019 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.
AFSCME Local 189 backs Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council Jul 16, 2018 In the May primary, Local 189 backed Andrea Valderrama for that seat, but she placed fourth in a six-candidate field.
Union coalition reaches tentative agreement with City of Portland Nov 15, 2017 The deal with the City of Portland delivers long-overdue raises and more gender parity.
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland Aug 1, 2017 The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
Drawn-out bargaining at City of Portland Jun 9, 2017 After this Sunday, either side could declare impasse.
City managers rejected union solution to reduce the time 911 callers spend waiting on hold Jun 8, 2017 AFSCME Local 189 said a sizable pay raise would help recruit and retain more staff, but an arbitrator picked management’s counterproposal.
911 in turmoil as Portland union contract goes to arbitration Aug 30, 2016 Understaffing is leading to daily forced overtime, and sometimes, dangerous call wait times.
City union breakup: Laborers Local 483 leaves the District Council of Trade Unions Jun 2, 2016 Going forward, Local 483 will bargain its own contract with the City of Portland.
