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Portland Community College
Collective bargaining
Strike ends at PCC
Oregon’s first-ever strike at a community college lasted 20 days.
Collective bargaining
Strike shuts Portland Community College
The strike by about 2,300 faculty and support staff is a rejection of the college’s final wage offer: two years of 0.35% annual increases.
Collective bargaining
Strike threat looms at Portland Community College
Raises of 0.35% a year? Yes, you read the zero right. Two unions at PCC jointly declared impasse Jan. 30 and could strike as soon as March 10.
Culture
Working Class Literature?
Portland Community College offers an English class about class – the working class.
Portland
Voters renew PCC bond
The $185 million bond will pay to renovate a workforce training facility in Cully and expand the health technology building at Sylvania.
Politics
NW Oregon Labor Council endorses PCC bond renewal
The $185 million measure would not increase the tax rate, because it is a renewal of an expiring bond.
Politics
May 17 ballot measures could put union members to work
Local union groups are supporting two Portland Public Schools property tax measures and several school board candidates.
