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Union Organizing

OHSU Hillsboro hospital workers unionize

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.
Workers Rights

Columbia Gorge behavioral health provider breaks labor law and pays a price

Management wanted to continue one-to-one relationship with workers. But workers preferred a 112-to-1 relationship, and unionized with AFSCME.
Comment

We need on-demand drug treatment, now

Oregon ranks nearly last in the availability of drug addiction treatment for those who want it. Ballot Measure 110 would change that.
Collective bargaining

DePaul Treatment accused of bad faith bargaining

Oregon AFSCME says getting management to schedule a bargaining session has been a serious challenge — they've met three times since unionizing in September.
Union Organizing

Columbia Gorge behavioral health workers join AFSCME

For Oregon AFSCME, it’s an unbroken string of organizing wins at behavioral health agencies.
National

Labor confronts police brutality

Union members are taking part in protests, joining morning-after cleanup parties, and even walking off the job in support of Black Lives Matter.
Collective bargaining

OHSU grad workers win first contract

The unanimously ratified contract includes an immediate $80-a-month increase, three annual raises of 3%, dependent health coverage, and caps hours of work.
Union Organizing

More workers go union at Cascadia Behavioral Health

Two more union election wins add 200 to the existing group of 270 mental health and addiction treatment workers who are bargaining a first union contract.
Union Organizing

Union fever spreading at Cascadia Behavioral Health

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

Physicians-in-training unionize at OHSU

About 830 doctors are about to become members of Oregon AFSCME.
Oregon

Oregon AFSCME: ‘No endorsement, no financial support’ for PERS cutters

All but a few Democrats voted to cut public employee retirement contributions. Now they'll go without AFSCME's support for re-election.
Union Organizing

DePaul treatment center agrees to recognize union

DePaul Treatment Services, an addiction treatment nonprofit, has voluntarily recognized AFSCME as the union for its 122 employees.
Oregon

Public employees file lawsuit to protect PERS retirement benefits

Plaintiffs say SB 1049 is a breach of contract, an illegal taking, and violates the Constitution.
Oregon

How working people and unions fared in the 2019 session of the Oregon Legislature

Lawmakers passed paid family leave and boosted school budgets, but also cut public worker compensation and punted on climate.
Oregon

Oregon lawmakers vote to cut public employee retirement contributions

Democrats led the charge to divert up to 2.5 percent of public worker pay to shore up PERS.
Union Organizing

Refugee nonprofit won’t be union-neutral

IRCO rejects AFSCME’s play-nice request and fires a union supporter.
Union democracy

Oregon AFSCME elects officers

Jeff Klatke was re-elected president unopposed.
Workers Rights

Multnomah County may require non-profit contractors to stay union-neutral

A “union-neutrality” ordinance could be one of several reforms aimed at improving Multnomah County social services. Currently, low pay and heavy caseloads at nonprofit contractors are producing high turnover and lower quality services.
Union Organizing

AFSCME on-call workers to Multnomah County: ‘no thanks’

Multnomah County is proposing to recognize 100 on-call workers as part of the union, while leaving 200 out.
In Memoriam

Chuck Moffitt, 1952-2019

Moffitt was an accountant at the City of Portland and a union officer in AFSCME Local 189 and Oregon AFSCME.
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