City of Portland

After months of waiting on the results of the Job Assessment Tool (JAT) members completed last summer, we finally have drafts of revised classification specifications and we need your input!

The City’s consultant drafted these based off the existing classification specifications and needed changes that members identified in their JAT responses, but early review has revealed there are some big gaps. Chapter leadership is asking all interested members to review the draft classifications that are relevant to you and use the survey link below to provide initial feedback. This work will be ongoing for the remainder of the year, but the sooner we can get feedback, the better.

You can find the draft revised classification specifications HERE.

Start with your own classification, but also feel free to review and submit feedback on other classifications that you may have experience or knowledge about. We know many of you have held more than one position at the City.

Once you have reviewed the document, fill out the survey to provide your input at the button/link below:

You can fill out the survey multiple times if you’d like to comment on multiple class specifications. The survey link above will stay the same throughout this process.

Thank you for your participation!

The Work Location Status Committee is wrapping up their review of requests received from members during the open request period last fall. This opportunity to reconsider your position is the result of the Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) and subsequent interim bargaining fought for by union members. Submitted requests were evaluated by a committee made up of equal parts Labor and City representatives from the following groups:

• PROTEC17
• AFSCME
• Bureau of Human Resources (BHR) Labor Relations
• BHR Classification and Compensation
• Bureau representative(s) familiar with the work

Questions about this process and/or committee may be directed to your Committee Representative, Valency Astris.

Ongoing and permanent access to telework remains a top priority for our members and is included in our list for interest-based bargaining (IBB) during this contract negotiations cycle. Bargaining updates will be sent after each session directly to members’ personal emails.