PRESS RELEASE: Spirit, resolve, and solidarity at multiple CPPW pickets; signs the City may be falling behind in the City’s emergency weather preparation, public meetings, and other obligations to Portlanders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Nov. 10, 2026) PORTLAND, Ore. – Striking workers with the 800-member City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW) expanded their pickets today, braving the elements at multiple City facilities Tuesday including the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Stanton Yard facility, the Portland Building, and City Hall. 

Photos of Day 1 and 2 of the strike and other media available here

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