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Workers across Portland are demonstrating their value and their needs to all of us as they organize, bargain, and strike. I want to recognize the power of caregivers striking for safe staffing at Providence Portland Medical Center and the workers at New Seasons striking at select stores because of unfair labor practices and ongoing unmet demands for a fair contract. When they strike, they’re not only fighting for just working conditions but they’re also fighting for better care, services, and products for all of us. On Wednesday, AFSCME Local 189 reached a tentative agreement with the City of Portland to avoid a strike. Members will vote to ratify or reject the agreement.
I’m thinking about current and future labor at the City of Portland as I’m working with my colleagues Councilor Dan Ryan and Councilor Loretta Smith to set up our committees. We’ll be advancing policies that affect workers in the Labor and Workforce Development committee and in others too.
Balancing the City budget requires us to evaluate the cost of undermining labor today and impacts later. I hope more of you weigh in and show support for the frontline workers who deliver care and essential services daily, including those who help make this city run.
I want you to know there are several ways to reach my office and to share your priorities with me and other councilors. Send a message through the website or an email. Join a community organization, tenants’ association, neighborhood group, or labor union as one of the ways to elevate shared priorities with City Council. Meet at an upcoming event for councilor office hours in my district to speak with me and other neighbors. What are you hopeful for? What’s working and what’s not? How can I better serve the most vulnerable community members? How can local government be more proactive and reassuring during a time of disruptive federal actions?
Yesterday, more than two dozen community members dropped by for office hours at Sellwood Community House. I heard your concerns about the federal government, CEI hub, the budget, housing development, and parks among many topics we covered. I’m working on scheduling more of these on Fridays across District 4 in Sellwood and other neighborhoods. Share your ideas and location suggestions with my staff and me, and I’ll see you there soon.
In Solidarity,
Mitch Green
 Meeting community members at Sellwood Community House (January 31, 2025)
Hiring Council Aides
Our mailbox is open to receive CVs and resumes. Do not reply to this email. Send to councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov.
This office is hiring one or two Council Aides for part-time and full-time appointment (non-represented) starting at $31.27 per hour (negotiable) with health benefits, sick leave, vacation time, and paid holidays.
The Council Aide(s) will be directly supervised by the Chief of Staff and will receive some direction from Councilor Green as needed. Work will primarily be concentrated in City Hall during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with some evenings and weekends as needed. Some work can be completed remotely. Other accommodations can be arranged.
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Week of February 3: Check this events page for all upcoming meetings and work sessions.
February 11: City Club of Portland hosts the District 4 Meet and Greet at University Place Hotel & Conference Center at 6 p.m. RSVP required.
February 22: Portland DSA hosts a Renters’ Town Hall & Get Together for the Renters' Bill of Rights at Holgate Library at 11:30 a.m.
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Councilor Green at Sellwood Community House (January 31, 2025)
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