One third of state budgets rely on federal funding, and Oregon is no different. With the new administration attempting to gut federal programs like Medicaid, we have to be ready for direct impacts - from pay and benefit cuts to potential furloughs and layoffs.
We cannot stand by, we must stand together, stay up to date, and have a plan to fight back.
This is not only a Washington, DC issue, it is going to affect all of us, whether we’re in bargaining now, or our contract expires in a couple years.