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District Council of Trade Unions
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.
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.
Collective bargaining
Last minute deal averts strike at City of Portland
After the City of Portland improved its offer, workers voted to approve a new contract and call off the strike that was set to start Feb. 10.
Collective bargaining
Portland City workers set Feb. 10 strike date
Unless an agreement is reached before then, roughly 1,200 city workers represented by the District Council of Trade Unions will go on strike.
Collective bargaining
City unions in Portland near the brink of a strike
Following drawn out and contentious union negotiations, City of Portland managers are now accused of interfering in strike votes.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland unions declare impasse
The unit of 1,180 city workers in the District Council of Trade Unions could strike as soon as Jan. 19, after bargaining since July 2020.
Jobs
Unions worry layoffs could be coming in City permitting bureau
Jobs reviewing plans and inspecting buildings may be at risk because a drop in construction activity and related permit fees.
Union democracy
Union coalitions at shipyards, Portland, PPS under new leadership
Local 290 rep Pat Christensen's retirement left vacant leadership spots at the Metal Trades and union councils at PPS and City of Portland.
Portland
Collective bereavement?
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler gives all city workers 40 hours paid bereavement leave, to grieve 400 years of oppression.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland unions will vote on furloughs in which workers could actually come out ahead
The federally funded Work Share program will make up for wages lost during furloughs, and city budget savings are earmarked to prevent layoffs.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland asks unions for pay freeze
Nothing has been agreed to yet, and union negotiators for the District Council of Trade Unions and Laborers Local 483 want more detail about the budget hit.
Collective bargaining
Union coalition reaches tentative agreement with City of Portland
The deal with the City of Portland delivers long-overdue raises and more gender parity.
Collective bargaining
DCTU votes to authorize strike
And the City of Portland HR director announced her resignation.
Collective bargaining
DCTU declares impasse at City of Portland
Bargaining for over 1,000 employees has been going on since Jan. 5 without success.
Collective bargaining
At City of Portland, Laborers and COPPEA ratify new contracts, but DCTU still waiting
Though several other City of Portland bargaining units have ratified new contracts, District Council of Trade Unions is headed to mediation with the City.
Collective bargaining
Still no DCTU deal at City of Portland
The City union coalition is calling for 2 percent raises plus cost-of-living adjustments.
Collective bargaining
Drawn-out bargaining at City of Portland
After this Sunday, either side could declare impasse.
Collective bargaining
City workers say their wages need to reflect the new high-rent Portland
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.
Union democracy
City union breakup: Laborers Local 483 leaves the District Council of Trade Unions
Going forward, Local 483 will bargain its own contract with the City of Portland.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland worker contract bargaining enters mediation
Bargaining has been moving at a snail’s pace for employees at the City of Portland are finding. Mediation began Sept. 23 between the City and the District Council of Trade Unions, a coalition of eight union locals, but it didn’t go well. Bargaining committee members believe the City may be forcing unions to strike.
