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Multnomah County ratifies three‑year AFSCME Local 88 contract; union praises gains and calls for cultural fixes
Summary
The county ratified a 2025–2028 successor agreement with AFSCME Local 88 (unit ~4,050), delivering a shorter trial service period, stepped COLA increases, longevity leave, and premium increases while union leaders and staff raised concerns about bargaining culture and trauma leave omissions.
The Multnomah County Board on Friday ratified a three‑year collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 88 that covers roughly 4,000 county employees.
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Sessa Diaz told the board the tentative agreement—reached on Dec. 29, 2025 after 31 bargaining sessions—includes a reduction in the initial trial service period from 12 months to six months, a year‑one compensation increase of 2.4% or $1 (whichever is greater) retroactive to July 1, 2025, a guaranteed 3.5% COLA effective July 1, 2026 and an…
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