Portland teachers strike continues Monday, gives new meaning to 'No School November' ijpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ijpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Construction workers have been onsite at Benson Polytechnic High School's inner Northeast Portland campus for more than two years, laboring away at the $300 million school modernization project set to be complete next summer. But in the last few days, workers at Benson have walked off the job in solidarity with members of the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) and their ongoing strike. Throughout the Portland Public Schools (PPS) teachers' strike, currently on its sixth.
In the midst of the ongoing Portland Public Schools (PPS) teachers strike, two other unions representing school employees have filed for mediation with the district. The decision comes after months of failed bargaining between the district and non-teacher school employees, and demonstrates how PPS' labor relations turmoil extends far beyond its educators' union. Last Friday, November 3, workers from SEIU 503 and Portland Federation of School Professionals (PFSP), both separately sent the Oregon Employment Relations.
Portland teacher strike: Union, district spend full day negotiating as mediator absence looms oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Portland teachers strike enters the boardroom opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.