AFSCME Local 1790 Archives

The unit of 118 workers would be in AFSCME Local 1790, which represents workers at All Good Northwest, Janus Youth Programs, and Outside In.

Three dozen workers and supporters marched into the nonprofit’s offices in downtown Portland on Dec. 6, demanding voluntary union recognition.

Local union members who work in mental health and addiction treatment are enrolling in on-the-job, union-supported workforce training.

At Oregon’s Lines for Life, newly unionized call-takers expect a jump in call volume as the program rolls out.

In ballots counted June 2, a group of 46 employees who operate tiny house villages for the homeless in Portland voted 15-3 to unionize.

Last year, 270 Cascadia workers joined AFSCME; now 220 more are on route to joining them.

Many workers at the non-profit earn barely above minimum wage.