Jobs Portland Public Schools is skimping on maintenance Aug 24, 2023 A new report paid for by the district confirms what union tradespeople who maintain schools have been saying for years.
Union Democracy Union coalitions at shipyards, Portland, PPS under new leadership Nov 3, 2020 Local 290 rep Pat Christensen’s retirement left vacant leadership spots at the Metal Trades and union councils at PPS and City of Portland.
Collective Bargaining Portland Public Schools ratifies union contracts with maintenance, custodians, food service workers Feb 5, 2020 All told, nearly 600 workers will get raises of 3% to 5% a year and more over the next few years.
Jobs Portland Public Schools could face layoffs for 2017-18 school year Apr 19, 2017 A loss in state education funding could spell layoffs next year for more than a hundred union members who work at Portland Public Schools.
Worker safety Lead crisis in schools: Could underfunding of maintenance be the culprit? Jun 14, 2016 Decades of cuts have made insufficient maintenance the new normal.
People Machinists, Metal Trades, DCU have void to fill with Scott Lucy retirement Jul 30, 2014 Lucy has been with the Machinists for 35 years.