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Tentative City of Portland agreement delivers sizable raises for members of Laborers Local 483

Aug 1, 2017

If ratified, the two contracts will cover over 1,000 city workers.

Unions say City’s revamped policy to increase women and minorities on construction projects is a step backward from current Community Benefits Agreement

Jul 25, 2017

They say it’s a step backward from the existing ‘Community Benefits Agreement.’

City managers rejected union solution to reduce the time 911 callers spend waiting on hold

Jun 8, 2017

AFSCME Local 189 said a sizable pay raise would help recruit and retain more staff, but an arbitrator picked management’s counterproposal.

City workers say their wages need to reflect the new high-rent Portland

May 26, 2017

Laborers Local 483 wants a livable wage of at least $15 an hour for City workers, and cost-of-living increases that reflect Portland’s rising cost of housing.

REVOLT OF THE MANAGERS

Apr 19, 2017

At the City of Portland, a group of managers rewrote a project labor agreement template — by taking out the ‘labor’.

Portland’s model Community Benefits Agreement could be replaced with ‘CEIP’

Apr 5, 2017

Building trades officials say City of Portland managers want to bypass a union-backed agreement that provides more opportunities for women and minority construction workers.