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AFSCME-represented workers end strike in Lane County

October 25, 2017 / PSU-AAUP

Statesman Journal
Associated Press
October 25, 2017

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Striking government employees in Lane County are going back to work after a walkout that lasted more than a week.

The county says it reached a contract agreement with nearly 700 workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Read the full article at the Statesman Journal website here.

PSU-AAUP endorsed the strike action in solidarity with AFSCME Local 2831 in Lane County. See the endorsement and the letter of support that was sent here.