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Committee advances new lead preschool teacher classification and pay premiums tied to Multnomah County Preschool for All
Summary
The Labor and Workforce Development Committee voted to forward three emergency ordinances to full council to create a non‑represented lead preschool teacher classification and to authorize letters of agreement with LiUNA to align recreation staff pay with Multnomah County's Preschool for All minimums.
The Portland City Council Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Tuesday voted to advance three related emergency ordinances to the full council that would create a new non‑represented classification for lead preschool teachers, and authorize two letters of agreement with the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA) to adjust pay for recreation associates and provide premium pay tied to the Multnomah County 'Preschool for All' program.
The measures are intended to allow the Bureau of Parks & Recreation to begin hiring and implementing the county'funded Preschool for All program before a July 1 wage deadline. Sarah Daley, a labor relations analyst in the Bureau of Human Resources, told the committee that the county program ''requires that all folks hired into their slots be paid in alignment with the Preschool for All minimum wages by July 1.'
The ordinances would: (1) establish a non‑represented lead preschool teacher classification to reflect new educational and schedule requirements; (2) authorize a letter of agreement with…
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