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Bureau of Emergency Communications
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.
