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AFSCME Local 189

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
In Memoriam

James Hester, 1957-2012

Lung cancer took the life of the union rep and former head of AFSCME Local 189.
Politics

Unions start to weigh in on Portland mayor’s race

AFSCME 189, the largest City union, backs Jefferson Smith, while IBEW 48 favors Eileen Brady.
Politics

AFSCME backs Nolan, Novick for Portland City Council

Local 189 added its name to a list of union locals endorsing Steve Novick and Mary Nolan.
National

We are the 99 percent: Unions get behind the Occupy movement

Unions line up in support of Occupy Wall Street as the movement explodes.
People

AFSCME 189 elects Hussey president

Debbie Hussey, a union steward at Portland’s 911 call center, outpolled fellow state board member Carol Justice.
Collective bargaining

DCTU reaches tentative contract with City of Portland

Following months of often contentious bargaining, a coalition of seven unions representing 1,800 city employees reached a tentative agreement with the City of Portland on a new three-year contract.
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