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Oregon AFSCME
Collective bargaining
State worker unions reach tentative agreement on ‘lean budget’ raises
Oregon AFSCME's new two-year contract covers 3,000 employees at 14 state agencies.
Oregon
Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights
Oregon’s biggest unions are laying the groundwork for initiatives on the 2018 ballot — in case this year's Democratic-led Oregon Legislature doesn’t deliver.
Collective bargaining
City managers rejected union solution to reduce the time 911 callers spend waiting on hold
AFSCME Local 189 said a sizable pay raise would help recruit and retain more staff, but an arbitrator picked management's counterproposal.
Politics
May primary election results for Northwest Oregon
Passage of two big bonds is good news for local building trades unions
Union democracy
2017 Oregon AFSCME convention
The 25,000-member union has fights ahead over budgets and a looming anti-union court case.
Politics
Labor weighs in on May school board and bond elections
Most of the endorsements are for school boards and school bond measures.
Union democracy
Oregon AFSCME executive director Seville resigns
The union Executive Committee named Stacy Chamberlain as interim director.
Politics
Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor
Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.
Politics
Oregon election results
Here are the union-endorsed races in Oregon we're following on Election Night
Union Organizing
At Volunteers of America, alcohol and drug treatment workers are ready for a union
The group of 63 workers will vote next month on whether to join Oregon AFSCME.
People
Local labor movement personnel changes
Heather Conroy, Alma Raya, Stacy Chamberlain, Jaime Sorenson, Joe Esmonde
People
Exit Interview: 5 questions for Oregon AFSCME’s Ken Allen
He retires July 31 after 21 years leading the statewide organization.
Workers Rights
Union wins reinstatement for Lane County IT worker fired for medical marijuana
Thanks to his union, IT worker Michael Hirsch was reinstated with back pay
Union democracy
UFCW’s Jeff Anderson elected president of Northwest Oregon Labor Council
In a roll-call vote, Anderson outpolled Jeff Klatke, president of Oregon AFSCME.
People
Oregon AFSCME hires successor to executive director Ken Allen
Public sector union leader Michael Seville is currently at IFPTE Local 21 in San Francisco.
Workers Rights
Latest TriMet provocation: ‘Paid union orientations are illegal’
Clever TriMet lawyers interpret a new public sector union neutrality law in an unforeseen way.
Union Organizing
Janus Youth Programs employees vote to join AFSCME
Many workers at the non-profit earn barely above minimum wage.
Collective bargaining
AFSCME, state of Oregon reach tentative agreement
Cost-of-living raises total 5 percent over two years.
Oregon
A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more
A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities
