Dear Local 88 Members,
An update of what is happening in our union and opportunities for you to get involved.
And please join us for membership meetings on the 3rd Wednesday evening of the month, register on the website!
What’s happening and opportunities to get involved:
Complete the Safety Survey:
Local 88 Employee Physical and Mental Health Safety Survey 2026
The County’s neglect ends with us. Whether you are working in a school, a client’s home, fleet operations, a library, a public health clinic, or out in the community, you are a Multnomah County employee—and your safety is not optional.For too long, the County has offloaded the burden of safety onto individual workers. We are done waiting for “recommendations.” We are demanding immediate accountability and a workplace that protects both our physical safety and our mental health.
No matter where your job duties take you, Multnomah County is responsible for your well-being. We are fighting for:
Hardwired Safety Protocols: No more guessing. We need clear, enforceable centralized standards.
Proactive Safety Planning: Real protections for workers at worksites and in the communities we serve.
Real Trauma Support: Not just a policy, but the actual resources needed to handle the mental toll of our work.
The County will only move when we force its hand with the facts. By documenting the gaps in our current conditions, we turn our shared frustrations and direct experiences with workplace violence into an undeniable mandate for change.
Take 5 minutes. Secure our future. Complete this by Friday April 24th, 2026.
Local 88 Employee Physical and Mental Health Safety Survey 2026
*Also, if you or someone you work with experienced trauma in the workplace, please use this link and file a report:
https://live-anon.origamirisk.
Interested in learning more about the local 88 secretary role?
We currently do not have a local 88 secretary and are interested in finding members who have been a member in good standing for a year, are interested in union leadership, work well as a team and have strong admin skills. We would love to talk to you about the role and offer you some training opportunities to see if it is for you! To officially become our secretary, you must be elected by the membership. Please reach out if you are interested in learning more: 88cabinet@afscmelocal88.org You can find the secretary base duties in our local 88 constitution, Article VII, section 4.
Upcoming Events:
New Steward Training!
When: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, April 27th and 28th
Location: Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn St), Room 460 (4th floor)
Register: Please fill out the following April 2026 Steward Training Registration Form.
Parking: You can park in the main lot, but you will need to come inside the building to get an all day parking pass. We will have someone near the security station to hand them out starting at 8:30am.
Lost Time: If you are regularly scheduled to work on these days, the Union will pay you Lost Time for attending.
Food: Coffee, a light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided. We will do our best to accommodate food allergies, but if you have a significant allergy, please feel free to bring your own food.
Requesting the time off: Please let your supervisor know you’ll need these two days off as soon as possible, but no later than one week before the training.
Questions, please reach out the Michelle: mstadeli@oregonafscme.org
What are we working on/ Union updates:
Your local 88 cabinet and lead stewards are meeting weekly with HR in the Countywide layoff meeting where we are upholding the contract and protecting member rights during this hard time for our impacted siblings.
Updating our website with layoff resources and advocacy information
Updating our constitution and policies, if you are interested in joining the committee, reach out to Jackie at president@afscmelocal88.org
Cabinet members sat on hiring panels of executive positions at the County. Our goal is to represent Multnomah County workers and push for the hiring of union positive leaders who actually care about workers, our services, the community and real collaboration.
President Jackie sat on the hiring panel for our new Chief Diversity and Equity officer, Laura Shepherd, and has started meeting with her monthly with the goal to share member concerns about WESP 2.0 and push for real equity reforms at the County.
President Jackie sat on the panel for the new Chief Human Resources Officer, Sherysse Morris, and has reached out to her to meet with the goal to build a better relationship with the new CHRO to benefit our members.
Vice President Rachel sat on the hiring panel for the new Deputy Chief Operating Officer.
Both Treasurer Cindy and VP Rachel are serving on the hiring panels for the new DCHS Director as well as the new DCHS lead stewards.
Advocacy Wins!
Your local 88 meets regularly with elected officials to push forward your priorities and advocate for policies and actions that benefit our members. We have built great relationships with the commissioners and auditor that have benefited our members in various ways, but here are a few examples:
With our advocacy, Commissioner Moyer pushed for a review of the span of control or the number of staff that a manager supervises. We have advocated for this to lower the number of managers while preserving staff positions. This review is being factored into budget proposals and we are seeing more management positions being cut which helps preserve staff positions.
After hearing our push for management 360 reviews by staff with the goal of more accountability, better training and rewarding great managers while weeding out problematic managers, Commissioner Singleton called for them and we are finally seeing progress. We will need to keep pushing for accountability, transparency and protecting workers from retaliation.
And, as we fight budget cuts and layoffs, Commissioner Brim-Edwards, has mirrored our priorities of preserving staff and programs while looking for administrative efficiencies. She has actively listened to our priorities and both kept us aware of things that could impact us as workers and treated us as a strategic partner and collaborator, often asking our questions at board meetings and seeking greater accountability.
