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United We Heal
Training the Next Generation
AFSCME behavioral health apprenticeship nets federal funding
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and former Rep. Kurt Schrader requested the funding through the federal government spending bill Congress approved in December.
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.
Training the Next Generation
Apprenticeship training model expands to mental health workers
Local union members who work in mental health and addiction treatment are enrolling in on-the-job, union-supported workforce training.Â
Union Organizing
Columbia Gorge behavioral health workers join AFSCME
For Oregon AFSCME, it’s an unbroken string of organizing wins at behavioral health agencies.
