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Coming Soon To A Hospital Near You, Enhanced Healthcare Language Access for Oregonians!

In a significant step towards ensuring equitable healthcare access for all Oregonians, Governor Kotek has signed SB 1578 into law.

AFSCME supports lowering drug prices to help millions of Americans

When Fran Krugen’s late husband was first diagnosed with diabetes, his insulin cost about $35 a bottle.

But Krugen, an AFSCME retiree from Arizona, will never forget the day when she and her husband went to the drug store to pick up his insulin and the pharmacist told them it now cost $900 a bottle.

“This was medication he needed to live, and we had insurance,” she said at a press briefing earlier this month. “We looked at each other and had to ask ourselves: Do we make the house payment? Do we buy food? Or do we pay for his medication?”

A New Jersey member’s career grows thanks to the AFSCME Free College Benefit

The pandemic has led many of us to take stock of our lives and our goals. For AFSCME New Jersey member LaTrenda Ross, the pandemic ignited a long-held dream—starting her own life coaching business.

“I was thinking about revamping my whole entire life,” recalls Ross, a member of Local 2306. “I was looking out for things I want to do, things I haven’t been going after.”

Approval of labor unions continues to rise; is highest since 1965

More Americans approve of labor unions today than at any time since 1965, according to annual Gallup poll results released around each Labor Day.

More than two-thirds of poll respondents – 68% – approved of labor unions. That means a clear majority of voters views labor unions favorably. Among adults 18-34 years of age, 77% approve of unions. Support is also high among those with annual household incomes under $40,000.

Central Table TA Reached!

A Tentative Agreement has been reached! Please note, this table only reflects major points of proposals. Not every aspect of every proposal is reflected on the site below, but it will be updated: https://www.oregonafscme.org/2021-central-table-bargaining-issues

Executive Board Members

Chapter 75 Executive Board

President:     Pat Riggs-Henson   

Vice President:     Tina Turner Morfitt

Secretary:     Carol Justice

Treasurer:     Robin Mariani Moffit 

Region 1 Vice President:   Bev Swanson 

Region 2 Vice President:   Carol Leach

Region 3 Vice President:   Lou Sinniger  

Region 4 Vice President:   (Vacant)

Region 5 Vice President:   (Vacant)

Trustees:       Jim Gerhardt, Janice Larkin and Bing Wong

The board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10 A. M.

What is Chapter 75

What is Chapter 75?

 Oregon AFSCME Retiree Chapter 75 welcomes all former public sector employees and managers to join our retiree group!

Yamhill News Register: County employees request extension of telework policy

Reprinted from the Yamhill News-Register
https://newsregister.com/article?page=/article&articleTitle=county-employees-request-extension-of-telework-policy--1621009855--40225--1home-news

By Nicole Montesano

To honor those who died on the job, give every worker a voice in the workplace

Workers Memorial Day 2021 arrives at a moment of the greatest urgency, when the front lines of the war against COVID-19 run through America’s workplaces.