Our fight for a strong Union contract continues! During our bargaining session on May 5th, we discussed pay practices related to internal equity, vacation accrual, and essential employee status – specifically the County’s desire to expand requirements for employees during long-term natural disaster and community emergency events. Internal Pay Equity: The County looks like they are […]
On Thursday, May 19th, the Multnomah County Commissioners will be hearing a resolution in support of Universal Healthcare. The resolution will be introduced by Sharon Meieran and co sponsored by Susheela Jayapal. Chief of staff for Jayapal, Sarah Ryan called this a “big deal” because typically the commissioners do not consider resolutions. The commissioners are […]
Over the past several months, our union has been working hard preparing for bargaining! Since last September, we have been building our bargaining delegation, our large committee that approved our goals and elected our bargaining team which is the group that meets with the County to negotiate a new union contract. We have developed these […]
Bargaining photo taken prior to COVID-19 pandemic Members from Local 88 bargaining team will be discussing certain articles that the union and county has put on the table that impact members as it relates to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. If you have a question for Local 88 Bargaining team, please submit it HERE Wednesday, May 25th, […]
