AFSCME Local 88

AFSCME Local 88 Management Bargaining Update 13 (October 1, 2025)

The County and the Union met for bargaining on September 25, 2025.

Here is where we are in brief:

10 Articles Pending with Union

5 Articles Pending with County

7 Addenda Pending with Union

1 Addenda Pending with County

This is what went across the table on September 25th:

Proposed by the County:

The County put forward a package proposal with new counter proposals on Articles 2, 10, 15, 22, and 24, and Addenda B, E, K, L, M, and N and that maintained the County’s previous proposals on Articles 18, 19, 21, and 25, and Addenda G, H, and I. A package proposal is specifically conditioned on acceptance of all articles and addenda that are part of the package. If the package is not accepted in its entirety, the County bargaining team reserves the right to revert to its previous positions on any of the items or to modify the proposals at any time.

Article 2: Definitions

The Union opened this Article on February 27; this is the County’s second counter-proposal
This would be a major change: the County is accepting the Union’s proposal to reduce the initial trial service period from 12 to 6 months, with clear guidelines on reviews and specific criteria and conditions for extending trial service periods.

Article 10: Other Leaves

The County opened this article on March 13; we have gone back and forth a few times, and this is our third attempt at meeting the Union in the middle
The County is accepting the Union’s proposal to increase bereavement leave (up to 5 additional days for travel), and allowing access to the catastrophic leave bank for immigration purposes (in accordance with existing personnel rules)

Article 15: Job Profiles and Pay Ranges

The County opened this article on April 17; the Union countered on August 14; this is our first counter-proposal
The County is proposing incorporating language from Oregon’s equal pay laws, and we are reproposing our approach to Work Out of Class (long-term vs. short-term)
The County also accepted the Union’s proposed language on seniority tiebreaker language and on a new 14-day timeline to demand to bargain over market adjustments

Article 22: Shift and Work Assignment

The Union first opened this article on March 13; the County countered on June 12, and we reproposed this same language on September 25 that mostly maintains current contract language

Article 24: Safety and Health

This Union opened this article on March 27; this is the County’s second counter
The Union had proposed extensive language on DEI principles; the County agrees to the Union’s intent but does not accept putting this into the CBA; the County did accept the Union’s language that all attempts would be made to not relocate the complainant in the event of an investigation into a coworker
The County also accepted language that a denial of an investigation can be appealed but did not accept grievance rights to a denial or to the result of an investigation

Addendum B: Lead Worker Assignment

The Union opened the article on May 1; the County countered on July 17; the Union countered on August 28; this was the County’s second counter-proposal
We reproposed current contract language on most of this addendum but agree to the Union’s proposals to have employees be able to request a lead premium and the County will respond within 30 days, and that the County will notify the Union within 10 business days of a lead premium being removed

Addendum E: Auto Reimbursements and Transit Subsidies

This is the County’s second proposal; we are incorporating additional language from the recent settlement regarding commute time to clarify what is and is not paid; in short, travel required for work within a workday is paid, but first/last commutes of the day and voluntary travel during a workday are not paid
We also agree to the Union’s proposal to increase auto reimbursements to $150 per month for full-time and $50 per month for part-time

Addendum K: Limited Duration Appointments

This is the County’s second proposal, and it’s mostly the same as our March 6 proposal except we agree to increasing maximum of LD assignments to 3 years

Addendum L: On-Call and Temporary Appointments

This is the County’s second counterproposal, and it’s the same as what was presented on July 17 except we agree to increase in-lieu-of benefits to $2 per hour (as proposed by Union)

Addendum M: Jail Side Assignment Premium

The Union has continued to request that the Jail-Side premium be made available to all County employees, which the County has not accepted; we propose current contract language with an update to the list of eligible job profiles and specifying that any job profile added to the eligibility list will be memorialized with a memorandum with the Union

Addendum N: Shelter Staffing

This is the County’s second proposal; we accept the Union’s language about getting a Workday notification when the additional saved holiday is awarded, extending the expiration date of the saved holidays, revisions to WOC roles, and adding PTU job profiles to the addendum