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Multnomah County Commission
Multnomah County
Preschool for All heads to Multnomah County ballot
Two campaigns for free preschool have merged so that Multnomah County voters can decide on a single measure this November.
Multnomah County
Beating the odds, free public preschool ballot initiative turns in signatures
Aimed at the November 2020 ballot, it would provide free preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds in Multnomah County, and living wages for preschool teachers.
Multnomah County
UFCW calls out Multnomah County for purge of citizens committee
A lawsuit says the Multnomah County Board broke the law when it fired and replaced all the citizen volunteers on an advisory committee.
Union Organizing
Multnomah County is opposing a union effort by on-call and temp workers
Just because managers might categorize workers as "temp" or "on-call" doesn't make that accurate.
Multnomah County
Multnomah County drops workload language in new ambulance contract
Commissioner Loretta Smith was the lone vote against a contract with AMR, opposed by Teamsters, that eliminates a method of limiting workload.
Politics
Unionist Amanda Schroeder wants to fight for East Multnomah County
The candidate for Multnomah County Commission is looking to succeed Diane McKeel.
