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Portland Mayor Orders Managerial Staff Back in Office Full Time

Starting in April, remote and hybrid work will end for city managers and supervisors. Mayor Keith Wilson says non-supervisory employees won’t see any changes this year.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson will require supervisors and managers to return full-time to city offices this spring. In an announcement Tuesday, Wilson said starting in April, all supervisory and managerial employees will have to work in-person at their job sites, rather than the hybrid or remote schedules many of them currently maintain. “Managers and supervisors […]

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PSU Lays Off 17 Academic Faculty Members As Union Talks of Potential Strike

Portland State University’s professors union says independent financial analysis shows stable cash reserves, raising questions about the necessity for layoffs.

Amid an $18 million budget deficit, Portland State University is laying off 17 non-tenure track faculty, citing “changes in programmatic and curricular needs.” The university issued layoff notices on Dec. 13. While the current layoff plans are less severe than the 94 notices sent to staff a few months ago, the faculty union, PSU-American Association […]

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