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On Friday the Portland Association of Teachers will count the votes to see if Portland Public Schools educators authorized a strike. If that passes, a strike wi
Update October 20, 10:50 am: Members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) voted to authorize a strike. According to PAT, out of the 93 percent of members who participated in the strike vote, 98.9 percent voted "yes." In a statement from Portland Public Schools (PPS) about the news of the strike vote, district leaders asked "educators to stay at the table.not close schools." "We want to reach a fair, sustainable settlement, and we will.
Portland Public Schools has outlined its contingency plan should teachers choose to go on strike.The details were presented during an online meeting with famili
Despite an offer of pay raises that would bolster the salaries of most Portland teachers to more than $90,000 per year, a teachers strike over pay and working conditions is edging closer to fruition. If it occurs, the strike would be a first for Portland teachers. Months of bargaining have failed to produce a new contract agreement between Portland Public Schools (PPS) and the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) union that represents its educators. Teachers.