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Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows
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Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

Workers who live in states with anti-union laws – the so-called “right-to-work” states – earn on average 6.7% less than those who live in states favorable to collective bargaining, a

Workers get paid a lot less in states with anti-union laws, report shows

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Oregon AFSCME members celebrate a long history of union PRIDE!
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Oregon AFSCME members celebrate a long history of union PRIDE!

On Sunday, July 19, Oregon AFSCME members joined the Oregon Labor Pride Coalition – a group of over a dozen unions, including SEIU, OEA, ONA, Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artist (SAG-AFTRA), and National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) – in

Oregon AFSCME members celebrate a long history of union PRIDE!

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Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
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Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

AFSCME members will continue to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to unfairly disqualify certain government and nonprofit employers from the popular program.  

Judge sides with AFSCME workers to protect Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

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Sequoia Mental Health Services Workers Vote To Form Union With AFSCME

The 103 workers at Sequoia Mental Health Services, an Aloha-based non-profit that provides residential and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment services, won union representation with Oregon AFSCME on Monday, June 1st, after a contentious battle with their employer.

Sequoia Mental Health Services Workers Vote To Form Union With AFSCME