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Oregon Health and Science University
Union Organizing
Legacy nurses to vote on union
Nurses cite safety concerns, poor work environments, and uncompetitive wages in historic union drive with ONA.
Collective bargaining
Hours before researcher strike, OHSU agrees to give raises
OHSU had said it would pay workers only the minimum salary set by the National Institutes of Health. When a strike neared, they reconsidered.
Collective bargaining
OHSU’s postdoc researchers reach impasse
The two sides have been negotiating since September 2023, and OHSU has refused to offer raises of any amount.
Jobs
OHSU unions slam layoffs
Publicly owned OHSU is laying off 400 workers even as it plans a $1 billion acquisition of Legacy and pours cash into executive compensation.
Union Organizing
Over 2,000 OHSU research workers join AFSCME
The unit will include workers who conduct lab experiments, order equipment, file paperwork, and care for animals used in studies.
Collective bargaining
Oregon Health and Science University’s wage offer: 0%
Bargaining with about 250 postdoctoral researchers, OHSU's wage offer is remarkable: a three-year contract with raises of 0% each year.
Union Organizing
Another 600 employees unionize at OHSU
Over 600 nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician associates are joining Oregon Nurses Association.
Union Organizing
OHSU lab workers launch union drive
If at least half sign cards within six months, state law requires OHSU to recognize a union for about 2,000 workers in its laboratories.
Collective bargaining
Strike vote at OHSU
If they authorize a strike, almost 3,200 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association could walk out as soon as Sept. 28.
Jobs
OHSU is slow with raises. But can afford to buy Legacy.
If the public teaching hospital buys the private health system, it would eclipse Intel as the largest metro-area employer.
Jobs
Hillsboro hospital outsources housekeeping and food service
More than 50 housekeepers and food service workers are being offered jobs at a contractor, Compass One Healthcare. They may be better off.
Union Organizing
OHSU postdocs want to join Oregon AFSCME
On April 7, a majority of about 240 eligible “postdoc” research staff signed union authorization cards and asked for a union election.
Collective bargaining
Is OHSU trying to weasel out of promised raises?
Just weeks after AFSCME Local 328 ratified a contract with Oregon Health & Science University, management is violating the terms of the deal.
Collective bargaining
OHSU workers ratify contract
AFSCME Local 328’s new agreement guarantees across-the-board raises of 7% in year one and 5% in years two and three.
Collective bargaining
AFSCME reaches tentative agreement with OHSU
If ratified by members, it would include across-the-board raises of 7%, 5%, and 5% over three years, and ratification bonuses.
Collective bargaining
Potential strike draws closer at OHSU
More than 7,000 AFSCME-represented workers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) could strike as soon as Oct. 7.
Collective bargaining
OHSU bargaining continues, and so does picketing
AFSCME and Oregon Health and Science University management have reached several tentative agreements, but have not settled on wage increases.
Collective bargaining
AFSCME holds firm on raises in OHSU bargaining
After 17 weeks of bargaining and some tentative agreements, economics are a key sticking point between OHSU and AFSCME.
Collective bargaining
Doctors-in-training at OHSU win contract
Members of a unit of 850 medical interns, residents and fellows have ratified their first union contract since joining Oregon AFSCME in 2019.
Union Organizing
OHSU Hillsboro hospital workers unionize
The group of 448 workers voted more than 2-1 to unionize with Oregon AFSCME. The hospital says it will work collaboratively with the union.
