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city of portland professional workers union
Jobs
At the City of Portland, fewer layoffs than feared
Union advocacy over months of public hearings and meetings resulted in scaled back layoff plans in the new city council’s first budget.
Collective bargaining
New City of Portland union gets first agreement after strike vote and mediation marathon
City of Portland Professional Workers unionized in June 2023 and had been in bargaining for well over a year.
Jobs
City of Portland unions say: Cut from the top, not the bottom
Unions at the City of Portland are sounding the alarm at possible layoffs of frontline workers that could unfairly spare city managers.
Portland
Facing $93M deficit, city unions push alternatives to job cuts
Leaders of seven labor organizations visited Portland City Councilors and Mayor Keith Wilson’s offices to discuss how to avoid layoffs.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland could be inching toward labor disputes
Union contracts covering 1,300 City workers expire Dec. 31, on the eve of the city’s shift to a whole new leadership structure.
Union Organizing
Last big unit of City of Portland workers unionizes
A unit of 712 workers will be represented by City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW) — thanks to a 306-68 vote tallied June 6.
Union Organizing
City of Portland attorneys drop objections, let union election move forward
Nearly 700 workers are moving toward a vote on whether to unionize with City of Portland Professional Workers, a newly formed union.
Union Organizing
City of Portland attorneys want union election halted
The City of Portland says it respects the right to unionize. That must be why it’s trying to stop a union vote.
Union Organizing
Portland city office workers file for union election
They make up the last big group of City of Portland employees who don’t already have union representation.
Union Organizing
Office workers at City of Portland launch new union
The City of Portland Professional Workers Union would represent about 870 workers, the last big group of City employees who are not yet unionized.
