In Progress Portland’s episode 63, they talk to Kari Koch, president of the City of Portland Professional Workers Union, activist and all around great person.
Kari discusses the challenges of having a muddy and unclear job title system, the lack of representation amongst over 800 workers at the city until the CPPW was created, how the city whilst moving away from an inefficient commissioner system has replaced many of the inefficiencies with new ones through management layers, and why city workers deserve a living wages, increases, and clarity in their roles.