On Thursday, October 6, we made progress on several important bargaining issues with the County including floating holidays, sick leave, contract language protecting the safety and health of workers, and jail-side premiums. This progress would not have been possible without the solidarity and efforts you showed turning out to our informational pickets three weeks ago! […]
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 […]
