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Portland City Council
Politics
RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Jonathan Tasini
A labor strategist wants Portland to be a policy trailblazer again.
Jobs
Portland City Council questions USPS plans
Portland City Council is asking the U.S. Postal Service to hold a local public hearing about its plan to consolidate mail sorting in Oregon.
Portland
Union officer launches run for Portland City Council
Housing Bureau employee Chris Flanary, a member of AFSCME Local 189, is one of the first to file for the all-new Portland City Council.
Collective bargaining
City Council says new auditor was wrong to make deal with workers
Simone Rede, newly installed as Portland City Auditor, didn’t think a first union contract needed to be so hard.
Politics
Unions split over Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council, but most are backing her challenger Vadim Mozyrsky
Half the unions that backed Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council four years ago are now endorsing her challenger, Vadim Mozyrsky.
Jobs
Will Portland’s plan for high-road jobs survive the pullout of Broadway Corridor developer?
Unions and community groups want to know if a landmark agreement on the massive Broadway Corridor redevelopment project still stands.Â
Portland
Exit interview: Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz, a former psychiatric nurse and member of Oregon Nurses Association, talks about her 12 years at Portland City Council.
Jobs
New Pearl District neighborhood: union-built
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called it one of the most complex and ambitious development projects the City has ever taken on.
Jobs
Former USPS site will be a model of high-road development
Portland City Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 23 on an agreement that will ensure years of employment for union construction trades workers and enhanced opportunities in construction for women and minorities.
Jobs
Breakthrough on community benefits agreement for Broadway Corridor
The 12-block public-private project on the former post office site will use union labor.
Portland
AFL-CIO forum brings Portland City hall contenders to union hall
Three months before the election, 12 candidates pitched themselves to 180 unionists.
Workers Rights
Portland Uber driver advisory board holds its first meeting
A newly formed nine-member committee will come up with suggestions for new regulations that Portland City Council could pass in order to improve conditions for drivers and the riding public.
Jobs
Municipal broadband now before Portland City Council
Multnomah County and four other cities are waiting for Portland City Council to authorize its share of funding for a study of what it would cost to install fiber-optic cable door to door.
Portland
AFSCME Local 189 backs Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council
In the May primary, Local 189 backed Andrea Valderrama for that seat, but she placed fourth in a six-candidate field.
Workers Rights
Portland City Council approves resolution on the rights of Uber drivers
A city bureau has six months to come up with a proposal for a City oversight body focused on wages, dispute resolution, and other issues.
Workers Rights
AFL-CIO calls on Portland to give Uber drivers a voice
Commissioner Nick Fish says an ordinance to set up a driver "Wage Board" will get May 24 hearing.
Portland
Huge tenant win at Portland City Council
It’s the closest thing to rent control: All but the smallest landlords will pay tenants a relocation fee of up to $4,500 if they raise rent more than 10 percent or issue a no-cause eviction.
Politics
To counter big-money politics, Portland City Council votes for public campaign finance
Starting in 2020, the system will match small donors so candidates can focus on regular voters, not big donors.
Portland
Portland City Council looks at public campaign finance system to magnify the voice of small donors
Backed by unions and community groups, Commissioner Amanda Fritz hopes to pass it by the end of the year.
Workers Rights
Portland City Council passes fair scheduling resolution
The non-binding resolution encourages all Portland employers to review their scheduling practices.
