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AFSCME Local 189
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.
Portland
AFSCME Local 189 backs Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council
In the May primary, Local 189 backed Andrea Valderrama for that seat, but she placed fourth in a six-candidate field.
Collective bargaining
Union coalition reaches tentative agreement with City of Portland
The deal with the City of Portland delivers long-overdue raises and more gender parity.
Collective bargaining
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland
The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
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
