501 SE Hawthorne, Suite 300 Portland OR 97214
(503) 988-5135
FAX: (503) 988-3009
Responsibilities
Interpreting labor contracts, rules, policies; collective bargaining, negotiating memoranda; resolving Step 3 grievances; consultation, coaching, and resources for managers and supervisors; reviewing discipline and grievance responses; responding to Union requests; coordinating Countywide layoffs; reviewing KSA requests; administering drug & alcohol policy; managing unemployment claims.
Who to call in Labor and Employee Relations
Steve Herron, LR Director– x84333, steve.herron@multco.us
Contract Maintenance: Local 88 AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Additional Responsibilities:
- Deputy HR Director
- LR/ER Director
- LR/ER Strategic Planning
- Local 88 committees
- Budget
Cessa Diaz; LR Manager – WorkDay ERP Project through June 2018; cessa.diaz@multco.us
Chris Robasky; LR Manager - ext 87606, chris.robasky@multco.us
Department Portfolio:
- Department of County Human Services
- Department of Community Justice
- District Attorney's Office
Contract Maintenance:
- Federation of Oregon Parole and Probation Officers (FOPPO)
- Juvenile Custody Services Specialists Unit (JCSS) AFSCME 88-6
- Local 88 AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Additional Responsibilities:
- Countywide LR Training
- Countywide layoff coordinator
- Local 88 committees
- Legislation Tracking
Shelly Kent; LR Manager - ext 87609, shellyk@multco.us
Department Portfolio:
- Department of Community Services
- Library
- Sheriff's Office
Contract Maintenance:
- Multnomah County Corrections Deputy Association (MCCDA)
- Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff's Association (MCDSA),
- Local 88 AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Additional Responsibilities:
- Legislation Tracking
- Benefits Bargaining and Interpretation
- Local 88 committees
- Countywide LR Training
James Opoka; LR Manager – x87605,james.j.opoka@multco.us
Department Portfolio:
- Department of County Assets
- Department of County Management
- Health Department
- Non-Departmental
Contract Maintenance:
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
- Multnomah County Prosecuting Attorneys Association (MCPAA)
- Oregon Nurses Association (ONA)
- Physicians Unit, AFSCME Local 88-2
Additional Responsibilities:
- Countywide LR Training
- Drug & Alcohol Policy Administration
- Personnel Rules
Denise Holtrop; LR Technician – x87598, denise.holtrop@multco.us
Responsibilities:
- KSA Tracking
- File Maintenance and Communication
- Monthly Reports to Bargaining Units
- Maintain Grievance/Discipline/Bargaining Files & SAP Maintaining
- Maintain Unemployment, CDL Drug and Alcohol, ADA files
- Initial Response to Unemployment Claims
- Local 88 Seniority Lists
- Staff to committees, producing minutes and reports
- Maintain labor relations internet and intranet pages and links
