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AFSCME Members Win Class Action Seniority Arbitration

City of Salem workers received a significant arbitration decision today that holds their employer responsible for violating their seniority in 2018 and 19.

AFSCME Members Win Class Action Seniority Arbitration

How To Vote If You've Been Displaced By Wildfires

Displaced by wildfires?

Here's what you need to know about voting.

• Displaced people have until October 13th to decide where they want their ballot sent.

How To Vote If You've Been Displaced By Wildfires

Supreme Court Rules Against Workers

On Thursday, August 6th, the Oregon Supreme Court released their ruling on the lawsuit challenging SB 1049, the legislation passed that diverts a percentage of money that goes into members’ IAP accounts

Supreme Court Rules Against Workers

Student Loan Forgiveness Success Story

AFSCME has many public-sector and non-profit members working to complete this complex program. Leigh McIlvaine, an Oregon AFSCME member working for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development worked for a non-profit for over ten years, and recently transitioned to public

Student Loan Forgiveness Success Story

The State's Budget Projections

As you may have noticed, the Governor sent an email on May 12th about the upcoming state budget, where she asked all General Fund agencies to submit plans to reach an 8.5% budget cut for the current 2019-21 biennium.

The State's Budget Projections