Local 88 urges Multnomah County to honor bargaining obligations as shared services move forward
Sep 2, 2026
Local 88 warned the county that centralization raises mandatory bargaining subjects including workload, reassignments, SOPs and SLAs; the union asked for classification and workload data and demanded the county follow contract procedures before imposing new rules.
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A Local 88 representative told commissioners the shared‑services plan triggers several collective‑bargaining protections and asked the county to provide concrete data on which bargaining‑unit employees will lose or gain duties, how workloads will change and which classifications will perform work after centralization.
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