President Jaime Rodriguez is Guest on KMUZ Radio
On Nov. 29, AFT-Oregon President Jaime Rodriguez spoke with Willamette Wake Up host Bob Rossi on KMUZ Community Radio.
AFT-Oregon Sponsors a ‘Feed the Need’ Event at Presidents Conference
What is ‘Feed the Need’?
‘Feed the Need’ is an AFT-Oregon program that will collect much needed food, pet and house hold items, in addition to cash donations, that are essential for everyday use to support locals and communities in need.
AFT-Oregon elects Jaime Rodriguez as President
On July 1, 2019, Jamie Rodriguez began his term as the new AFT-Oregon President. Jaime has been a long time active member of Local 2277, Portland Community College Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals, in addition to serving as AFT-Oregon's VP of Political Action since 2014. AFT-Oregon members and staff welcome Jaime and are looking forward to his leadership, inspiration, and passion for labor advocacy.
Public Employee PERS Tax: Unfair, Illegal and Ill-conceived
Top Problems with Governor Brown’s “Shared Responsibility” proposal
Governor Kate Brown’s proposal to cut public employee retirements has serious legal and fairness issues. This proposal would implement a new tax on current working public employees - either taken out of salary or retirement benefits - to pay the state’s high legacy costs for people already retired. In addition, this proposal puts public employees on the hook for future market downturns. Her plan is deeply problematic for the following reasons:
LEGAL ISSUES
AFT-Oregon 2019 Convention
AFT-Oregon held its 67th Convention May 3-5, 2019. The results can be viewed in the following summary:
Other documents from convention:
It’s back to school for support professionals
Every school and college support staffer who belongs to the AFT knows they’re in this line of work for their students, for each other and for their communities.
It stands to reason. They love the work. They are devoted to their students, fighting for resources that will help young people and communities thrive. They have each other’s backs. And they’re sticking with their union, which provides supports like professional development, as well as collective bargaining tools, free lesson plans and sources for books and supplies.