Oregon Health and Science University Archives

If they authorize a strike, almost 3,200 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association could walk out as soon as Sept. 28.

If the public teaching hospital buys the private health system, it would eclipse Intel as the largest metro-area employer.

More than 50 housekeepers and food service workers are being offered jobs at a contractor, Compass One Healthcare. They may be better off.

On April 7, a majority of about 240 eligible “postdoc” research staff signed union authorization cards and asked for a union election.

Just weeks after AFSCME Local 328 ratified a contract with Oregon Health & Science University, management is violating the terms of the deal.

AFSCME Local 328’s new agreement guarantees across-the-board raises of 7% in year one and 5% in years two and three.

If ratified by members, it would include across-the-board raises of 7%, 5%, and 5% over three years, and ratification bonuses.

More than 7,000 AFSCME-represented workers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) could strike as soon as Oct. 7.

AFSCME and Oregon Health and Science University management have reached several tentative agreements, but have not settled on wage increases.

After 17 weeks of bargaining and some tentative agreements, economics are a key sticking point between OHSU and AFSCME.