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United We Heal

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.

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.

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. 

Columbia Gorge behavioral health workers join AFSCME

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