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Portland Labor Workers To Get 13% Raise Under New Agreement

(Portland, OR) -- Labor workers in Portland will be getting a 13-percent raise this summer. KATU-2 reports the salary increase is part of a new contract agreement reached between the City of Portland and the labor workers' union over the weekend. Workers will see the salary increase by July 1st. The four-year collective bargaining agreement also includes increased standby pay, a dedicated length of rest period between shifts, increased shift premiums, the addition of the Juneteenth holiday and an increased clothing allowance for eligible positions. The new agreement comes after the labor union and the city had been engaged in talks for nearly ten months.

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