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AFSCME Local 189
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
Portland
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
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.
