AFSCME Local 88 Archives

Katie DeSantis was homeless for 20 years. Then she secured stable housing, earned a degree, and began working for homeless service agencies.

Formerly homeless herself, AFSCME Local 88 member Salma Azizza today works to get unsheltered people into housing and get the help they need.

The county says workers won’t get retroactive raises—ratified in November with back pay stretching back to July—until February.

The vote came after about seven months of bargaining and a handful of rallies AFSCME staged outside county facilities.

If approved, the contract would bring a 5% cost-of-living adjustment retroactive to July 1, along with a $2,500 immediate bonus.

The contract covers case managers, residential advocates and other workers helping people transition from homelessness into housing.

A Multnomah County Commissioner took it very badly when county workers union AFSCME Local 88 backed her opponent.

Central City Concern workers will get raises totaling 14.5% over the coming year and another 3% in 2024 under the new contract.

AFSCME Local 88 and Multnomah County are closer to agreement on a new three-year contract covering more than 3,000 county employees.

AFSCME Local 88’s previous three-year contract with Central City Concern expired June 30. Wages are a sticking point in bargaining.