Retirement Oregon Supreme Court strikes down PERS cuts May 1, 2015 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 Oct 28, 2014 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 Apr 29, 2014 City workers get cost-of-living, mostly, and preserve protection against outsourcing
Collective Bargaining Strike averted at City of Portland Mar 28, 2014 DCTU signs off on compromise language over contracting out
Collective Bargaining Workers consider strike after City of Portland worsens its offer Mar 5, 2014 City appears in no hurry to reach deal with 1,600 workers in the DCTU
Collective Bargaining City of Portland workers reject contract Feb 18, 2014 Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.
Collective Bargaining City of Portland workers voting on tentative contract agreement Feb 5, 2014 Some members object to changes on contracting out and comp time
Collective Bargaining City of Portland reaches tentative deal with unions Jan 14, 2014 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 Jan 8, 2014 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 Oct 16, 2013 City denies vacation requests, and union gets “ready to walk”