New leader takes presidency at Oregon AFSCME Jul 14, 2021 Elizabeth Goetzinger, president of 430-member AFSCME Local 3580 at the Metro regional government, was elected president of Oregon AFSCME.
Hillsboro clinic the latest to unionize with AFSCME Jun 16, 2021 A recent vote adds 61 workers at Lifeworks NW’ Hawthorn Clinic to Oregon AFSCME, part of a wave of union organizing in behavioral health.
Workers at Hillsboro library join AFSCME Jun 2, 2021 The 101 workers will next bargain a contract. Except for police and fire, the rest of the City of Hillsboro’s workforce remains non-union.
Medical interpreters unite May 18, 2021 Oregon AFSCME will work to win better pay and standards for about 500 medical interpreters—those who translate for Medicaid patients.
Lifeworks NW workers file for union election Apr 14, 2021 A group of about 60 workers at a Hillsboro mental health and substance abuse crisis center is ready to join Oregon AFSCME.
Doctors-in-training at OHSU win contract Mar 31, 2021 Members of a unit of 850 medical interns, residents and fellows have ratified their first union contract since joining Oregon AFSCME in 2019.
OHSU Hillsboro hospital workers unionize Jan 12, 2021 The group of 448 workers voted more than 2-1 to unionize with Oregon AFSCME. The hospital says it will work collaboratively with the union.
Columbia Gorge behavioral health provider breaks labor law and pays a price Nov 13, 2020 Management wanted to continue one-to-one relationship with workers. But workers preferred a 112-to-1 relationship, and unionized with AFSCME.
We need on-demand drug treatment, now Oct 5, 2020 Oregon ranks nearly last in the availability of drug addiction treatment for those who want it. Ballot Measure 110 would change that.
DePaul Treatment accused of bad faith bargaining Aug 6, 2020 Oregon AFSCME says getting management to schedule a bargaining session has been a serious challenge — they’ve met three times since unionizing in September.
