FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Oct. 29, 2026) PORTLAND, OR – City workers represented by the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW) have notified the City of their intent to strike beginning Nov. 9 in response to City leadership’s failure to settle a fair contract. This announcement comes after CPPW membership voted 93% to authorize a strike. The 800-member union said it’s at odds with the City over workers’ demands for fair compensation, equitable wage increases, stability, and respect on the job.
Immediate impact
CPPW represents analysts, coordinators, admin specialists, financial analysts, technology business representatives, and other essential positions across every bureau and office.
A Nov. 9 strike would immediately disrupt a broad array of city services, everything from victim support to water quality, public engagement to critical financial analysis right as bureaus must develop budgets for the Mayor for next fiscal year.
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