Complaint charges Portland teachers’ union with prolonging 2023 strike, seeks $100 million for families

The Portland Association of Teachers unnecessarily prolonged the strike that shut down schools for 11 days in November by trying to bargain over topics that the school district was not legally obligated to discuss, a complaint filed Thursday on behalf of four parents alleges. The complaint, which seeks relief from an administrative law judge for the state Employment Labor Relations Board, asks for $100 million in damages for families around the district lost academic, social and work time due to the lengthy school closures. The complaint also asks the judge...