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Oregon AFSCME
Collective bargaining
All Good that ends good
The nonprofit that operates several Portland homeless camps fired a whistleblower last year. Now it's at peace with the union.
Workers Rights
Crisis home workers ask Governor Kotek: Fire our boss
Workers have reported getting punched, scratched, and stabbed with pencils, and the staff vacancy rate this year hit an all-time high.
Worker safety
Murder of health aide shows fears were valid
Cascadia Behavioral Health employee Haley Rogers, a member of AFSCME Local 1790-4, was stabbed to death July 16 by one of her patients.
Collective bargaining
Unions reach deals with state of Oregon
Two unions representing nearly 30,000 Oregon state workers reached agreements that would provide a cumulative 13% raise over two years.
Workers Rights
Fired AFSCME supporter wins $20,000 back pay
The National Labor Relations Board determined that camp operator All Good NW fired Michael Rainey illegally.
Union Organizing
Workers at homeless nonprofit New Avenues for Youth vote union
The tally was 69 to 12 to join Oregon AFSCME. The workers provide meals, showers, and internet to young people, and help with housing or work.
Union Organizing
OHSU postdocs want to join Oregon AFSCME
On April 7, a majority of about 240 eligible “postdoc” research staff signed union authorization cards and asked for a union election.
Collective bargaining
New CEO at Central City Concern decides to hit reset with union
What if the Portland-based homeless service non-profit thought of Oregon AFSCME as its most important ally?
Oregon
Breakthrough bill in Oregon Legislature would set safe hospital staffing
Oregon lawmakers have the chance to make historic improvements to healthcare, thanks to the collaboration of labor and hospital management.
Union Organizing
Workers at homeless nonprofit New Avenues For Youth file for union
The unit of 118 workers would be in AFSCME Local 1790, which represents workers at All Good Northwest, Janus Youth Programs, and Outside In.
Training the Next Generation
Drug counselor apprenticeship program launches, with BOLI support
The AFSCME-supported apprenticeship helps workers become Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC) through on-the-job training and classroom education.
In Memoriam
Gary Gillespie, 1951-2022
Gillespie, a former president of Oregon AFSCME, served Oregon working people and Eugene residents for more than three decades.
Workers Rights
Homeless nonprofit fires whistleblower
Things aren’t ‘all good’ at All Good Northwest, which runs tiny house villages for the homeless in Portland.
Union Organizing
Support workers at tiny house villages for homeless vote to join AFSCME
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.
In Memoriam
Ralph Groener, 1941-2022
Ralph Groener, a lobbyist for AFSCME for 28 years, had a knack for being in the right place at the right time.
Union Organizing
Old Town homeless village will close in June
Weeks before a union ballot count at Portland homeless services provider All Good NW, the nonprofit decided to close one of its villages.
Union democracy
New president at Oregon AFSCME
The Oregon AFSCME Executive Board has named one of its members, Fred Yungbluth, Jr. as president until the union’s April 2023 convention.
Building our communities
AFSCME sends solidarity funds from Oregon to Amazon Union
A local AFSCME affiliate and its Oregon statewide council are contributing $10,000 to support the independent Amazon Labor Union.
Worker safety
Workers at tiny house villages want a union for safety
So-called “safe rest villages” in Portland are highly unsafe for staffers, leading workers to seek union representation with AFSCME.
Union Organizing
Suicide hotline workers vote to unionize
More than 160 employees of nonprofit behavioral health provider Lines for Life are now members of AFSCME Local 1790.
