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A union representing more than one thousand city of Portland workers reached a contract agreement with the city Wednesday, narrowly avoiding a strike that was set to begin Thursday morning. The union approved a contract that they previously rejected, arguing that the city wasn’t fairly compensating workers for cost of living increases. “Over 40% of our members still wanted to strike,” union president Rob Martineau told the Oregonian. “That, to me, shows how many of. ....

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