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Committee votes to send ordinance reinstating city fair-wage policy to full council
Summary
Portland’s Labor and Workforce Development Committee voted unanimously April 24 to advance an ordinance to reinstate a fair wage policy in city code for certain service contracts, recommending adoption by the full City Council before the new fiscal year.
The Labor and Workforce Development Committee voted April 24 to send an ordinance to the full City Council that would reinstate the city’s fair wage policy for certain service contracts in Portland City Code Chapter 5.7.
Councilor Dunphy told the committee the policy had been removed last year as part of a code-cleanup package and, after conversations with labor partners and bureaus, committee staff concluded the policy should remain on the books. "This is a policy that has been on the books for many years," Dunphy said, and reinstating it would ensure contractors have clear guarantees about pay and protections as the city enters the…
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