It’s time to elect our next bargaining team and 2021-23 executive board. Both these groups will be instrumental in guiding our union through this continuing pandemic and ensuring that we have a strong contract to protect us, no matter what may lie ahead. We’re also electing delegates for the 2021 AFL-CIO Convention. Voting begins on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 5:00 p.m.
Read MoreElection season has begun! From 8:00 a.m. on Sept. 1 through 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 15, our union will be electing members of Local 328’s next executive board, 2022 bargaining team and AFL-CIO Convention delegates.
Read MoreIt’s August.
A group including military veterans, immigrants, socialists, self-described anarchists and people of every political stripe have gathered and are ready to march. The vets help everyone organize into proper ranks as they stand together against the many injustices they’ve faced individually and within their communities. They’ve been divided on racial and ethnic lines in the past (and maybe they will be again in the future), but today they march and sing and stand as one.
Read MoreAFSCME member leaders and OHSU leadership became aware late last week that Gov. Kate Brown has instructed the Oregon Health Authority to issue a rule that requires health-care workers and educators to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This rule eliminates the option for weekly testing as an alternative to vaccination for those who oppose vaccination.
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