Labor union calls Wheeler’s budget move a ‘political stunt’
Just months after resolving a strike, they say recent labor agreement is in peril.
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Just months after resolving a strike, they say recent labor agreement is in peril.
This puts an end to 10 months of negotiations between the union and the city.
Interviews with folks on the picket line and what impacts PBOT expects as the strike wears on.
Local 483 leaders say nothing will change until maintenance employees are respected.
The situation certainly doesn’t help the ongoing problem of unswept bike lanes
“We get a lot of thank yous from downtown, but those thank yous dry up when we ask for more money, and we’re suffering.” -Andrew Sterling, PBOT and Laborers Local 483 The people who work in the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Maintenance Operations department do the nitty-gritty work of keeping this city moving — and … Read more
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