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May. 19, 2025

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Public Defense Workers Sound Alarm Over Multnomah County Budget Cuts That Threaten Community Stability

Portland, OR – Public defense workers represented by Oregon AFSCME are warning that proposed cuts to the Multnomah County budget will gut critical programs that serve some of the county’s most vulnerable residents.

Public Defense Workers Sound Alarm Over Multnomah County Budget Cuts That Threaten Community Stability

May. 08, 2025

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City of Portland’s Decision to End Union Contract With Safe Rest Village Will Create Client Care Disruptions

Oregon AFSCME is deeply concerned by the City of Portland’s recent announcement to transfer the contract for the Multnomah Safe Rest Village (MSRV) from Sunstone Way—a unionized service provider—to Urban Alchemy, a non-union organization with a troubling record as both an employer and a service p

City of Portland’s Decision to End Union Contract With Safe Rest Village Will Create Client Care Disruptions

May. 05, 2025

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Oregon AFSCME Statement on Termination of OHSU/Legacy Merger

Oregon AFSCME and AFSCME Local 328 stand with the workers of OHSU and Legacy, who work tirelessly to provide Oregonians and visitors from around the globe, world-class health care treatments, preventative care, and conduct life changing research.

Oregon AFSCME Statement on Termination of OHSU/Legacy Merger

May. 02, 2025

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Stop The Attacks on DEQ

The recent cyber attack on the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) could have been prevented. We know this because Oregon AFSCME represented members warned the agency that there was a danger to the security of DEQ’s system, and those concerns were ignored.

Stop The Attacks on DEQ

Apr. 09, 2025

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OHSU Biomedical Researchers Urge Legislature To Demand Congress Fund Life-Saving Research

SALEM, OR - Biomedical researchers from OHSU testified in front of the House Committee on Rules on April 9th, advocating for House Joint Memorial 6 (HJM 6), which urges Congress to pri

OHSU Biomedical Researchers Urge Legislature To Demand Congress Fund Life-Saving Research