I will be holding ongoing in-person (at OHSU) and virtual drop-in office hours. This time is intended to give Local 328’s represented employees an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns, and give me, as your president, an opportunity to listen.
Read MoreOregon AFSCME Council 75 will be hosting several listening sessions with executive director Stacy Chamberlain and newly elected president Elizabeth Goetzinger, providing an opportunity to share your thoughts on the direction of our union as we move forward with our strategic plan.
Read MoreWorkers across the country are standing up to the bosses, politicians and billionaire class in a way we haven’t seen in generations. It’s been dubbed “Striketober” — thousands of union workers have already joined picket lines and nearly 100,000 more are prepared to strike this month. What does this mean for Local 328?
Read MoreThroughout the pandemic, the workers at OHSU Hillsboro — members of our AFSCME family — have made a heroic effort to keep the hospital open, risking their own health and the health of their families for the sake of the patients. People can only be expected to do so much for so little for so long, however, so it should come as no surprise that the hospital is in a staffing crisis.
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