Posts tagged city hall
‘Profound impact’: Portland city workers on strike outside City Hall
November 10, 2026 // The union represents workers across every city bureau and office, including administrative specialists, financial analysts, and technology business representatives. Many are on-call to help victims of serious crimes like human trafficking and provide support to 911 and the emergency response system. “Because I’m not at work, and some of my colleagues are not at work, there’s $17 million of invoices that need to be processed around community organizations that do essential work in the community. Those dollars are not going out to our community right now, because we’re out here instead of working,” said Izamar Herrera, who is a project manager for the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
Group of Springfield city workers unionize
February 24, 2026 // A group of Springfield city workers have unionized due to a “need for a collective voice in shaping policies affecting City Hall employees.” Workers in the finance department, code enforcement department and law department came together to be represented by AFSCME Local 739,
Memphis city unions hold protest at city hall, demand city leaders honor MOUs
October 22, 2025 // In Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life in 1968 fighting for the rights of unionized sanitation workers, trouble brews. All 13 of the city’s unions protested together Tuesday, criticizing Mayor Paul Young and the city council for trying to invalidate their collective bargaining agreements.
Philly strike updates: Negotiations to resume as trash piles up; city worker charged in tire-slashing incident
July 2, 2025 // DC 33 worker charged with vandalism for slashing PGW tractor tires A Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employee and member of District Council 33 has been charged with slashing the tire of a Philadelphia Gas Works digger loader amid the municipal worker strike, police said.
NYPD detectives’ union tells members they ‘have an absolute right’ not to talk to the feds as City Hall probes rage
October 14, 2024 // The post also told union delegates not to have “any substantive conversation” with any member who has been paid a visit by the feds, as that could make them a potential witness in the investigation. “Our attorneys will speak with the member and decide what the next steps should be,” it said.
GOVERNMENT JOBS: 6 THINGS EVERY EMPLOYEE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THEIR JANUS RIGHTS
May 5, 2022 // If you work for a local, state or federal government entity – a public school district, city hall, a state agency or another government body – you have “Janus Rights”, or the right to decide whether you want to join a union at your workplace. If you decide union membership isn’t for you, then you are not obligated to pay the union at your workplace any kind of dues or fees. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed workers’ rights regarding union membership and support on June 27, 2018, in the case Janus v. AFSCME.
City employees march against low staffing
March 25, 2022 //
Colorado front and center in new era of labor fights post-pandemic
January 24, 2022 // The labor fight that recently hit Colorado grocery stores may soon extend to local coffee shops, classrooms and city hall.