The OHSU/AFSCME Labor Management Committee currently has open seats, one of which is designated for an AFSCME Local 328 member. Applications must be submitted by Friday, August 7.
Read MoreWe’re here to help. Helping has its rewards, but it also has its burdens. The concepts of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma are hardly new. If you’re struggling right now, please know that you are not alone. You’re not weak. You’re not failing. Health-care workers and other essential employees all over the world feel like you do right now.
Read MoreAFSCME Local 328 condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the treatment of protesters by the unidentifiable, militarized federal law-enforcement agents who were recently deployed to Portland. Our citizens who assemble together to raise their voices for justice should not fear their government. Our union stands with the many elected leaders in Oregon who condemn the actions of the federal agents and call for their removal.
Read MoreIncome is the easiest measure of success for the average worker in America. What do wages truly reflect, though? Do they reflect the importance of the work being performed, or do they reflect the importance society has assigned to the person earning the wage? Disparities in wages and type of employment are one element of systemic racism.
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