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Oregon AFSCME
Collective bargaining
Doctors-in-training at OHSU win contract
Members of a unit of 850 medical interns, residents and fellows have ratified their first union contract since joining Oregon AFSCME in 2019.
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.
Retirement
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.
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.
