
WHY JOIN ASKESP?
Your Contract
Your rights as an employee are contained in your contract. ASK-ESP has spent countless hours fighting in the streets and at the bargaining table to fight for your rights, your wages, and for great, meaningful benefits!
Being a member of ASKESP gives us negotiating POWER!
We can’t win great contracts with slick arguments at the bargaining table table.
It takes the POWER of our MEMBERS to WIN!
Must Read Articles
- Breaks and lunch periods (Article 7)
- Compensation (Article 8)
- Hourly Salary Schedules (Appendix)
- Out of class pay (Article 14.B)
- Leaves (Articles 10-11)
- Vacation (Article 9)
We Are Stronger Together!
Employee Assistance Program
As part of our union-negotiated health benefits package, we offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP provides a range of services that are either free or available at a low cost. These services include crisis help lines, counseling, webinars on topics like resilience and coping with stress, legal services, mediation services, and identity theft services.
For more information or to access these services, call 866-750-1327 or visit www.myrbh.com. Use the Access Code: OEBB after selecting ‘Members’ from the top right corner.
Questions about Benefits
For detailed questions about your health insurance, sick leave, leaves of absence, or other benefits, you can contact SKSD at 503-399-5556.
About Dues
Dues are only collected 9 months of the year (October – June) through payroll deduction. Dues are calculated on a sliding scale, depending on your hours worked and annual salary.
What Do Dues Pay For?
Your dues go to programs and services at the local, state, and national level that directly support locals with bargaining, advocacy, research, litigation, staff assigned to support our local, member training, governance, equipment, office space and supplies, technology, accounting, legal services, and more!
What does it cost to do your part to keep our Union Strong?

