October Accomplishments
- Tentative agreement reached on Local 88 and TPI contracts
- Maya Noble sworn in as Vice President
- Rosa Garcia sworn in as Trustee
- 3 day membership drive – 80+ new members signed up
- Celebrate Día de los Muertos display – created by Rosa Garcia
Local 88 & Oregon AFSCME Meetings
- Cabinet Meetings
- E-Board Meetings
- Membership Meetings
- AFSCME Staff Weekly Meetings – group and individual
- Oregon AFSCME Executive Board – Quarterly
- Oregon AFSCME Executive Committee – Monthly
- Oregon AFSCME Presidents and Board Briefing – Monthly
- Oregon AFSCME Building Comm – Portland AFSCME building is being sold.
Politics
- County Elected Officials Meetings
- Commissioners Jessica Vega Pederson
- Chair Kafoury, Kim Melton and Serena Cruz (COO)
- Joy Fowler (ODE Director)
- Auditor Jennifer McGuirk
- Andrea Damewood – Director CIU (Complaints Investigation Unit)
- Cynthia Castro for Comminionser Sharon Meieran
- Elections 2022 – Member Recruitment for Canvasses & Phonebanks
- Oregon AFSCME PAC meeting and Candidate events
- 2 Canvas events with Jessica Vega Pederson for County Chair
- Press Conference Jessica Vega Pederson for County Chair
Communications
Enhanced communication to support bargaining & ratification
- Communications Committee
- Bargaining update videos in English and Spanish
- NW Labor Press
- Website Updates
- Social Media – twitter and Facebook
- Membership Emails (weekly or bi-weekly)
Steward Support
- Departmental Steward Meetings
- Departmental Labor Management Meetings
- Lead Steward Meeting – Monthly
- Email secretary@afscmelocal88.org to receive auto zoom invites for Local 88 Eboard and General Membership meetings.
Member Engagement
- Signing Up New Members
- Future Meeting Format Needs Assessment Survey – Virtual, in person, hybrid… We’re thinking ahead to what meetings will look like starting in 2023!
- 1:1 Conversations with members and stakeholders
- LCSA Referrals – support this amazing resource with a donation
- Bargaining Questions
- Member Questions & Members in Need
Bargaining
- General Unit – Bargaining sessions held October 6 & 20 and Subcommittees: Addendum D and part time employees
- Physicians – Sessions held October 13
- Pharmacists -completed planning process & will start bargaining in Nov.
- Ratification Sessions – 18 events (in person & online) events Oct 25 – Nov 6.
Advocacy Projects
- Worker Safety – Focus on multiple safety issues at the library
- Microaggression Team – working with union members on individual cases
Priorities for November
- Continue to Onboard New Leaders (DEI Manager, Communication Specialist, Vice President, Trustee)
- Eboard to begin working with Mark Brenner – meeting parliamentarian and leadership development consultant
- Members to ratify the 2022-2025 contract – online voting Nov 7-14
- Bargaining: Physicians and Pharmacists
