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On Labor Day, workers in Portsmouth will rally in an effort to push the city council to adopt a formal ordinance regarding collective bargaining. ‘A symbol of hope’: Union advocates urge action on collective bargaining in Portsmouth

The gathering will take place at the “Labor Day discussion and fellowship” event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Awakening United Church of Christ on High Street to energize the community behind this effort.

Portsmouth made headlines in Nov. 2023 when the City Council voted 4-2 to authorize collective bargaining, becoming the first locality in Hampton Roads to do so. However, the city has yet to pass an implementing ordinance that would lay out procedures an

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