Several changes have taken place over the past several months
at the Portland Federation of Teachers and Classified Employees
(PFTCE) Local 111.
Tom Smith was elected president of the 1,300 member unit, an affiliate
of the American Federation of Teachers-Oregon. He also was elected
a vice president of the AFT-Oregon Executive Board.
Smith, who served as a field rep for Local 111 for the past four
years and on its Executive Board for three terms, said that he looks
forward to working with other unions “as we forge a strong
foundation of solidarity.”
Additionally, Belinda Reagan has been hired as a full-time field
representative. She is an Executive Board member of Local 111 and
recently was elected as a vice president of AFT-Oregon.
Local 111 represents teachers, classroom paraprofessionals, secretaries,
clerks, occupational and physical therapists and assistants, campus
monitors, community agents and driver’s education instructors
employed at Portland Public Schools.
