Last week hundreds of AFSCME Local 88 and ONA members came out to three informational pickets around Multnomah County and showed their support for better working conditions, fair and equitable treatment and wage increases that will support their families. We appreciate their support and energy! Over the first eight days of September, we continued to […]
General Unit Bargaining Update Our fight for a fair contract with strong Cost of Living Wage Adjustments (COLA) continues. Yesterday our Union Bargaining Team and the County Bargaining Team exchanged comprehensive proposals that moved closer to a settlement. However, major issues still need to be resolved including COLA adjustments in each year of the contract, […]
We bargained again with the County on August 5th and discussed several topics including COLA, medical insurance, recoupment of overpayments, bilingual differential, and Indigenous People’s Day. COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) We know this is the highest priority of our membership. The increasing cost of necessities like food and fuel. We’ll continue to fight for […]
English Video https://youtu.be/asA8UwPzycw Transcription Video en español https://youtu.be/0gg16_deObU Transcripción AFSCME Current Wage Proposal Accounts for the inflation (measured by CPI) that occurredbetween January 2021 and 2022 based on longstandingpractice with the County: 7.9% increase across the board (COLA) retro to July 1, 2022 In 2023 and 2024 we proposed that the County provide aCOLA based […]
