Central City Concern Workers Ratify Contract

Portland, OR — Central City Concern (CCC) workers, represented by Oregon AFSCME Local 88, ratified their contract with 97% of the vote supporting the three year contract which expires on September 30th, 2028.

Highlights include:

• A minimum 7% wage increase in the pay period after ratification
  • Each worker will be placed on the new step scale where all workers will receive no less than 2% and no more than 23% (depending on prior experience).
  • All workers will receive an immediate 5% COLA
• $1,500 ratification bonus
• No worker will make less than $21/hour
• 3% pay increases on October 1st, 2026 and October 1st, 2027

“This contract is representative of tremendous efforts to make equity, livability, and transparency cornerstones of Central City Concern's employment practices. An internal minimum wage, step scale, and improvements to base pay and differentials will go a long way to ensuring that we, the workers of Central City Concern, can afford to continue doing the work that we love for an organization that we respect” said Chuck Kornbrodt, an Employment Specialist at CCC and member of the bargaining team.

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