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Collective bargaining

Drawn-out bargaining at City of Portland

After this Sunday, either side could declare impasse.
Collective bargaining

City managers rejected union solution to reduce the time 911 callers spend waiting on hold

AFSCME Local 189 said a sizable pay raise would help recruit and retain more staff, but an arbitrator picked management's counterproposal.
Collective bargaining

911 in turmoil as Portland union contract goes to arbitration

Understaffing is leading to daily forced overtime, and sometimes, dangerous call wait times.
Union democracy

City union breakup: Laborers Local 483 leaves the District Council of Trade Unions

Going forward, Local 483 will bargain its own contract with the City of Portland.
Politics

Portland-area labor unions weigh in on May 17 primary races

NOLC and AFSCME decide not to take sides between Wheeler and Bailey for mayor.
Retirement

Oregon Supreme Court strikes down PERS cuts

A contract is a contract, the court says in a unanimous decision.
Collective bargaining

Grievance settled: AFSCME members will write parking tickets in Portland Parks

Rangers, represented by Laborers Local 483, agree they shouldn't do parking enforcement
Collective bargaining

Labor peace, finally, between DCTU and the City of Portland

City workers get cost-of-living, mostly, and preserve protection against outsourcing
Collective bargaining

Strike averted at City of Portland

DCTU signs off on compromise language over contracting out
Collective bargaining

Workers consider strike after City of Portland worsens its offer

City appears in no hurry to reach deal with 1,600 workers in the DCTU
Collective bargaining

City of Portland workers reject contract

Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.
Collective bargaining

City of Portland workers voting on tentative contract agreement

Some members object to changes on contracting out and comp time
Collective bargaining

City of Portland reaches tentative deal with unions

Members will vote in the coming weeks whether to approve the new four-year contract
Collective bargaining

After DCTU says no to privatization, City of Portland declares impasse

City's declaration that bargaining is done sets timeline for strike as soon as Feb. 12
Collective bargaining

Strike on horizon at City of Portland

City denies vacation requests, and union gets "ready to walk"
Collective bargaining

City of Portland pushes to end protections against outsourcing

Talks with a 1,600-employee union coalition are stalled over job security — and good government
Politics

Labor wary about public water district

Initiative would take control of water and sewer away from the City of Portland
Collective bargaining

DCTU contract expires, but no deal with City of Portland

The seven-member union coalition has requested the help of a state mediator.
Union Organizing

City Attorney seeks to keep Portland’s $11-an-hour park rangers from joining union

All 15 rangers have signed union cards, but City says they don't belong
Collective bargaining

Unions wary as Portland bargaining begins amid plans for cuts

Job security will be a top concern in bargaining between the City of Portland and a union coalition
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