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Committee hears presentation to reinstate Portlandfair-wage policy for contracted janitorial, security and parking workers
Summary
Councilor Dan Dunphy and labor advocates told a March 27 committee meeting they intend to reinstate a city fair‑wage policy that provides annual cost‑of‑living adjustments for contracted janitors, security officers and parking attendants.
City councilors and union representatives urged the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on March 27 to move quickly to restore a fair‑wage code that had required annual cost‑of‑living wage adjustments for contracted janitors, security officers and parking attendants.
Councilor Dan Dunphy presented the proposal and said the fair‑wage policy, which the council previously removed as part of a larger code update in November 2024, should be reinstated to protect low‑wage contract workers and prevent contractors from using lower wages to undercut service quality. "We cannot balance the budget on the backs of our lower paid city employees who keep our parks and public buildings running," Dunphy said.
Dunphy and his co‑sponsors framed the change as time‑sensitive: they sought committee support to advance a…
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