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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Collective bargaining
After two strikes, Springfield hospital workers approve contract
The deal means over 22% raises over three years on average for roughly 300 support workers at one of only two for-profit hospitals in Oregon.
Collective bargaining
Strike at Springfield hospital
Over 300 workers held a 5-day strike at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital to protest outsourcing of laundry, food service and housekeeping.
Collective bargaining
Frontline healthcare workers strike McKenzie-Willamette
Members of Service Employees Local 49 are fighting for wage increases, improved job safety, and to stop the hospital from outsourcing jobs.
Collective bargaining
As hospital strike neared, McKenzie-Willamette settled
For some of the least-paid hospital workers, wages will rise 10 percent in two years.
Collective bargaining
Support workers strike at for-profit hospital in Springfield
SEIU Local 49 accuses McKenzie-Willamette of further labor law violations
Workers Rights
NLRB rules McKenzie-Willamette Hospital broke labor law
The Springfield facility is part of America’s second-biggest for-profit hospital chain
