Portland Association of Teachers

A 26-day strike led to an improved contract for 3,700 teachers, counselors, and librarians, including raises totaling 14.6% over three years.

It’s a fight that teachers say has been brewing a long time.

Parents are joining Portland teachers on strike picket lines throughout the district — because they support what teachers are fighting for.

Nearly 4,500 teachers in Portland Public Schools began picketing Nov. 1 in the first-ever teachers strike at Oregon’s largest school district.

PAT is pursuing a strategy known as “bargaining for the common good,” incorporating community members’ ideas into their contract.

Teachers also want better security measures, an enforceable limit to class sizes, and public school for every child over the age of 3.