About 800 Portland city workers strike after contract talks stall
Key points
- About 800 employees struck Monday after talks stalled Sunday night
- The city's latest publicly detailed offer: 3% cost-of-living increase retroactive to July 2026, 1% to 4% increase in July 2027, and a $1,000 bonus
- The union says it will strike until it secures a fair contract; the city says services will not be affected
About 800 City of Portland employees represented by City of Portland Professional Workers (CPPW) went on strike Monday after talks stalled Sunday night. The union says the city rejected its mediation compromise. The city says it is working toward a "fair agreement," and its most recent publicly detailed offer includes a 3% cost-of-living increase retroactive to July 2026, a 1% to 4% increase in July 2027, and a $1,000 bonus. The union says it will strike until it secures a fair contract; the city says services will not be affected.
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