City of Portland and 800-Member Professional Workers Union Hold Final Mediation November 8; Strike Set for November 9 if No Deal
The City of Portland, Oregon, and the City of Portland Professional Workers union (CPPW) entered a final round of mediation on Sunday, November 8, one day before the union's strike deadline.
CPPW represents about 800 of the city's roughly 7,500 employees and is one of 17 city bargaining units. The two sides are negotiating four reopened articles of their first collective bargaining agreement, reached in May 2025 and covering wages, layoffs and recall, standby and callback, and hours of work. The union issued its strike notice on October 30; if the November 8 mediation fails to produce an agreement, the strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The city said it remains committed to a fair agreement that recognizes employees' contributions while balancing the city's financial realities and its responsibility to taxpayers; its current offer includes a 3 percent cost-of-living increase retroactive to July 1, 2026, plus a one-time $1,000 bonus. The city said a strike would affect operations across nearly every city bureau, including employees who coordinate programs, analyze policy and data, manage finances, communicate with the public, and support city operations.
Source: City of Portland
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