UPDATED 26-Mar-2009 (see below)

The DAS bargaining team should have wrapped up two days of bargaining today. No word yet (at least to me) on what may have come out of the the effort. If you're one of the folks being kept in-the-loop, feel free to let us all know what is happening.  read more »

At last we have some good news.

Circuit Court Judge Janice Wilson issued an injunction against Bill Sizemore. The injunction forbids him from ever again managing or profiting from any charitable organization. At least it's a baby step in the right direction.

Next, can we get someone to issue Sizemore a new wardrobe and introduce him to his new best "friend?"

There are major happenings in California around SEIU-UHW and NUHW. Do you know what is going on?

This morning, an e-mail went out from SEIU International, the parent organization for SEIU Local 503, to members across the country, including Oregon. The e-mail was adressed from Andy Stern, President of SEIU. It pointed the recipients to a video posted on YouTube.  read more »

Message for you sir!

We have a message for you Governor Kulongoski! We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take it any more!

We all realize that times are bad. Really bad. We know you're in a tough spot. We get it! But you just can't fix this problem by putting the burden on the public employees. The numbers just don't add up.  read more »

Breaking News!!!

I'm sure many of you will be hearing this soon. I just got off a call regarding the latest bargaining update. Management has come back with a so-called proposal:  read more »

The announcement this morning is disheartening at best. The expected deficit for the rest of this biennium is up to $855 Million. For the 2009-11 biennium, it rose to nearly $3 Billion.

Since no one thinks we have hit bottom yet, imagine what the numbers will look like in May. It's staggering.