Local 189 Municipal Employees of Portland, Oregon

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9 to 5’s Ellen Cassedy joins AFSCME in celebrating Women’s History Month

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On Equal Pay Day, what can you do to bridge the gender wage gap?

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JOIN Management Voluntarily Recognizes Workers' Union

PORTLAND, OR - Workers at JOIN, a social service organization that supports people experiencing homelessness in their transition to permanent housing, and JOIN leadership announced in a unified sta

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As worker activism continues to rise, Congress must not delay approval of the PRO Act

AFSCME wholeheartedly supports the newly reintroduced Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would make it easier for workers in the private sector to form stron

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