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Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
Collective bargaining
Showdown looms as Kaiser sticks to pay-slashing proposals
Increasingly, Kaiser's union partnership appears to be unraveling, and for the second time in two years, it could be nearing a strike.
Collective bargaining
Kaiser Permanente unions shocked by two-tier wage proposal
Is Kaiser’s reputation as a model union employer about to end? In bargaining, it's now proposing to pay new hires dramatically lower wages.Â
Collective bargaining
Union accuses Kaiser of understaffing
OFNHP says understaffing is leading to high turnover at in Sunnyside’s Emergency Department—40 nurses (57%) have left in the last year.
Worker safety
The coronavirus pandemic is turning life upside down for working peopleÂ
From worried nurses to overwhelmed grocery workers, from layoffs to the stock collapse’s impact on pensions, a look at the epidemic’s impacts on working people and union members.
Building our communities
Who won the Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge? The results are in
Five unions competed for bragging rights in the annual Presents from Partners Toy Challenge.
Building our communities
Presents From Partners’ Toy Challenge: The results are in!
IBEW Local 48 led the pack among unions donating to the this year's toy drive.
Collective bargaining
Tense bargaining with Kaiser Permanente ends with national deal and pledge to work on relationship
The new deal with 22 unions covers 47,000 workers in eight states.
Collective bargaining
Medical techs secure a first union contract at Sacred Heart in Eugene
The new agreement provides annual raises of 3 percent, plus additional raises of 1 to 3 percent halfway through the third year to get members on a unified union wage scale.
Building our communities
Nurses host Mother’s Day event for moms dealing with domestic violence
The project was a joint venture with United Nurses Association of California in honor of National Nurses Week.
Building our communities
Oregon Federation of Nurses issues challenge to other unions in toy drive
The 21st annual toy drive is for families of unemployed union members and those facing temporary hardships.
Building our communities
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria: Union volunteers mobilize for Puerto Rico
Six Oregon nurses join 300 other union members for a two-week stint in the hurricane’s wake. Here's what they saw.
Health Care
Kaiser nurses issue warning: Short staffing could diminish patient care
Nurse union members, frustrated with slow progress on staffing committees, rally outside Kaiser's Northwest headquarters.
Building our communities
Northwest Oregon Labor Council banquet recognizes union supporters, raises cash for labor charity
The Labor Appreciation and Recognition Night banquet raised a record $21,000 for Labor’s Community Service Agency.
Union Organizing
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center workers vote to join AFT
The vote is 319 for AFT, 110 for SEIU.
Union Organizing
At PeaceHealth Southwest, 900 workers will choose between AFT and SEIU
The Dec. 14-15 vote is a runoff after no choice got a majority in a Nov. 22 election among service and maintenance workers.
Union Organizing
Big union win at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital
It was an emotional scene at the vote count, as 310 hospital technicians voted nearly 3-to-1 in favor of unionizing, with 93 percent casting ballots.
Union Organizing
Workers to vote on union at PeaceHealth Vancouver hospital
The 310 licensed technical workers will decide June 1-2 between AFT, SEIU, or no union at all.
Politics
Union candidate drops out of Oregon House race … after McDonald’s franchise owner gets leader support
By Don McIntosh, Associate editor
In our March 18 issue, in a story about union members who are running for office, I reported that nurses union...
Collective bargaining
Union deal means fewer patients per nurse at Kaiser Sunnyside
RNs agreed to give up 10-hour shifts in return for the workload caps
Jobs
OFNHP protests elimination of perio-hygienist classification
The 17 workers in that classification do the same work, for less pay
