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Laborers Local 483
Union Organizing
No surprise: Portland park rangers vote union
Overcoming legal obstruction by the City, rangers are now part of DCTU
Collective bargaining
Labor peace, finally, between DCTU and the City of Portland
City workers get cost-of-living, mostly, and preserve protection against outsourcing
Collective bargaining
Strike averted at City of Portland
DCTU signs off on compromise language over contracting out
Union democracy
Erica Askin replaces Richard “Buz” Beetle as Laborers 483 business manager
Beetle, 65, retires after decades of union activism
Union Organizing
After obstruction and delay, City of Portland ordered to proceed with union election for park rangers
City obstructed and delayed for a year, but now park rangers get to join DCTU
Collective bargaining
City of Portland workers reject contract
Tallied Feb. 10, the vote is 462 for and 635 against.
Collective bargaining
City of Portland workers voting on tentative contract agreement
Some members object to changes on contracting out and comp time
Collective bargaining
City of Portland reaches tentative deal with unions
Members will vote in the coming weeks whether to approve the new four-year contract
Collective bargaining
After DCTU says no to privatization, City of Portland declares impasse
City's declaration that bargaining is done sets timeline for strike as soon as Feb. 12
Workers Rights
City of Portland to union rep: Get off the property
A union rep distributes buttons and talks to members, without management's permission
Collective bargaining
Strike on horizon at City of Portland
City denies vacation requests, and union gets "ready to walk"
Collective bargaining
City of Portland pushes to end protections against outsourcing
Talks with a 1,600-employee union coalition are stalled over job security — and good government
Portland
Labor wary about public water district
Initiative would take control of water and sewer away from the City of Portland
Union Organizing
Wanted: Union-made elephant ears
Zoo food workers want union rights and permanent work
Collective bargaining
DCTU contract expires, but no deal with City of Portland
The seven-member union coalition has requested the help of a state mediator.
Union Organizing
City Attorney seeks to keep Portland’s $11-an-hour park rangers from joining union
All 15 rangers have signed union cards, but City says they don't belong
Union Organizing
City park rangers tell Mayor Hales they want a union
City of Portland park rangers make $11 an hour, with no benefits and layoffs after nine months.
Jobs
City of Portland settles with Local 483: No more contracting out at Parks & Rec
Laborers 483 has a win in a decade-long struggle over contracting out at Portland Parks and Rec.
Collective bargaining
Unions wary as Portland bargaining begins amid plans for cuts
Job security will be a top concern in bargaining between the City of Portland and a union coalition
Portland
Laborers 483 backs Jefferson Smith for mayor
The local represents City workers who maintain streets, parks, and water treatment.
