Local 189 Municipal Employees of Portland, Oregon

MEMBERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO APPROVE CONTRACT<

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Pride Event Raises over $2,000 for Outside In

To kick off the last weekend of Pride in Portland, the Oregon AFSCME LGBTQIA+ Caucus in partnership with AFSCME Local 2805, Multnomah Defenders, Inc and Local 3668, Metropolitan Public Defend

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Oregon State Workers Demand Recognition of Indigenous People’s Day as a Paid Holiday

Salem, OR — For the third consecutive bargaining cycle, Oregon state workers represented by Oregon AFSCME have called on state leadership to honor Indigenous People’s Day with a paid holiday.

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Alyssa’s Grievance Victory Started with Notes | Oregon AFSCME Member Story

When Alyssa Ledesma first joined Oregon AFSCME Local 328, she did it on the advice of a colleague, without knowing how helpful having a union can be.

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National AFSCME News

A year of stellar success: Cultural worker organizing zooms to new heights in 2025
2025 was a spectacular year for AFSCME’s Cultural Workers United campaign. Find out more. — Dec 23
Workers at largest art museum in western U.S. win union election
The largest art museum in the western U.S. now has a worker’s union, and it’s affiliated with AFSCME. — Dec 22
Congratulations on winning your first contract, Arapahoe County workers!
Workers who help keep one Colorado county running now have their first contract. — Dec 19
Workers at another Maryland library system gain a voice at work through Council 3
Congratulations to workers at the Frederick County Public Library System for forming a union through AFSCME Maryland Council 3. — Dec 17
Child care affordability is a crisis we can solve.
States and localities are stepping up. — Dec 17