In 2022 you will begin to see small but important changes within your AFSCME Local 88 union. Improving communication and member engagement are central goals for Joslyn as your president. Other union leaders (cabinet members, eboard members and stewards) share in making this goal a reality. We will continue with holding our monthly e-board and […]
Get to know the members of AFSCME Local 88. They’ll share aspects of their personal, work, and union life so you can have an in depth view of who they are. For our next profile, meet Penelope Morton, Lead Steward for the Department of County Management (DCM). I grew up in a small town, Klamath […]
Photo taken prior to COVID-19 pandemic. Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between employees and their employer over wages, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers’ compensation and rights. A team of our co-workers — from the union membership — sits down and hammers out an agreement known as a “union contract” on […]
Last year based on the hard work of our union, Expanded Family Medical Leave (EFML) and Emergency Protected Sick Leave (EPSL) were extended to June 30, 2022. These leaves cover a number of COVID related situations including quarantines because of COVID, isolation and recovery if you are COVID positive, caring for a family member who […]
