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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.

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AFSCME members support President Biden’s new student debt relief plans

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Security when it matters: Pay raises for unionized workers reached multi-decade high in 2023

The last few years have seen a rise in worker momentum, with unionized workers rais

AFSCME applauds House passage of workplace violence bill

Pete Levine on Monday, April 19 2021 - 2:00pm

Workers in health care and social service industries are a big step closer to having safer workplaces.

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R.1195) by a bipartisan vote of 254 to 166. The bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to prevent workplace violence in health care and social service assistance settings.

Update -- The Social Security Fairness Act

Frank Vehafric on Thursday, April 15 2021 - 7:58pm

Attention AFSCME Retirees:
We have an important update on our efforts to repeal GPO/WEP. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) is circulating the Social Security Fairness Act for co-sponsors in the 117th Congress. The Social Security Fairness Act will repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).

Oregon Retirees Convention 2021

Frank Vehafric on Wednesday, April 14 2021 - 3:07am

Leadership and Delegates met today - Tuesday, April 13 - for their biennial convention and officer elections. The convention was held virtually this year. Hoping to be able to meet in person again soon. In the meantime - stay safe and watch for our monthly meeting notices in your email. A screen shot of 2021 convention delegates