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

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

Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt says he’s ready to prosecute employers who commit wage theft. Oregon Nurses Association has one in mind.

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.

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

District Attorney Mike Schmidt is teaming up with Val Hoyle’s labor bureau to go after employers who steal from workers.

AFSCME Local 88 is focused on worker safety, wages and equity in its first full contract negotiation with Multnomah County in five years.

In the race for the top Multnomah County elected seat, all eyes are on the most visible crisis facing the county: homelessness.

About 2,000 frontline employees at Multnomah County are getting a $1,500 check to recognize those who worked during the pandemic.