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City of Portland
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.
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.
Collective bargaining
AFSCME 189 members ratify contract with city
About 93% supported ratifying the contract, which provides annual inflation-based raises plus overall increases totaling 3% over three years.
Portland
New city council sets new tone for city unions
The previous city council had rubber stamped an aggressive stance by city attorneys who threatened legal action after "practice pickets."
Collective bargaining
AFSCME 189 settles with City
Local 189 represents almost 1,100 workers, and they had been preparing to strike since declaring impasse in late December.
Collective bargaining
Trades workers set to strike at City of Portland
More than 200 City of Portland workers are set to strike Feb. 6 — five unions that bargain as the District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU).
Collective bargaining
Portland city unions at impasse
City of Portland workers could strike as soon as late January to win across-the-board raises and personal days.
Workers Rights
City of Portland threatens legal action over union pickets
Attorneys for the City of Portland say "practice pickets" are prohibited by the contract Local 189 signed with the city.
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.
Worker safety
City of Portland fined for wrecking bar accident
The Aug. 11 workplace accident sent a metal bar through a City of Portland maintenance worker’s stomach.
Jobs
Portland Bureau of Transportation could lay off 88
Union job cuts in the city's transportation bureau would mean more potholes and fewer streets plowed for snow.
Collective bargaining
Portland City Council approves new agreement with Fire Fighters Local 43
The contract covers almost 700 firefighters. In addition to regular cost of living adjustments, it increases pay 4.5% over four years.
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.
Portland
Out of nowhere, Portland budgets for staff and service cuts
Mayor Ted Wheeler had second thoughts about his own budget proposal. City unions say his last-minute changes will lead to layoffs.
Collective bargaining
Portland police union reaches deal with city on bodycam policy
The deal resolves a conflict over when officers could review their own body cam footage, and came just days ahead of a legal deadline.
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.
Collective bargaining
City workers win wage gains after 3-day strike
The wastewater treatment plant picket drew a police presence after unsubstantiated allegations by Portland mayor Ted Wheeler of picket line violence.
Collective bargaining
Portland City Laborers begin strike
Laborers Local 483 wants raises that keep up with inflation. City HR says no, and Mayor Wheeler prepares to hire scabs.
Collective bargaining
Portland recreation dispute near resolution
City of Portland HR tried to pull a fast one: A revised step scale in which no one would be paid at the top step.
