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Portland City Council

Politics

Unions split over Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council, but most are backing her challenger Vadim Mozyrsky

Apr 30, 2022

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?

Nov 17, 2021

Unions and community groups want to know if a landmark agreement on the massive Broadway Corridor redevelopment project still stands. 

Portland

Exit interview: Amanda Fritz

Dec 16, 2020

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

Oct 5, 2020

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

Sep 1, 2020

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

Aug 7, 2020

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

Mar 5, 2020

Three months before the election, 12 candidates pitched themselves to 180 unionists.

Workers Rights

Portland Uber driver advisory board holds its first meeting

Oct 30, 2019

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

Oct 31, 2018

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

Jul 16, 2018

In the May primary, Local 189 backed Andrea Valderrama for that seat, but she placed fourth in a six-candidate field.

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