“More than 600 city maintenance and operations workers are on strike Thursday after Portland officials declined to accept the workers’ proposed contract. While Portland leaders have alluded to a ‘contingency plan’ to continue operations in the city, striking workers say that wastewater treatment, parks maintenance, and street clearing will be significantly affected as long as the strike continues.
“‘The work starts with you,’ Portland Jobs with Justice organizer Sarah Kowaleski told workers at a pre-strike rally last weekend, ‘and [the city’s] bullshit stops Thursday.’”
From Chloe Eudaly’s Street Wonk:
“Over 600 workers represented by Laborers Local 483 and employed by Portland Parks & Recreation, the Bureau of Environmental Services, and the Portland Bureau of Transportation are on strike! Contract negotiations began last March, and workers have been without a contract since June.”