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Oregon Nurses Association
Union Organizing
Fallout from Legacy-OHSU merger sparks union wave
The merger of two of the region's largest health care providers is off, but 3,000 more workers are unionized since its announcement.
Health Care
Nurses want to block Providence hospice deal
Compassus, a for-profit management company, wants to merge with a division of Providence. Some fear that quality of patient care may suffer.
Worker safety
Oregon Senate passes a scaled-back worker assault bill
Oregon Nurses Association wanted a bill to protect healthcare workers. Too specific, said some lawmakers.
Collective bargaining
After a 47 day strike, Providence nurses are back to work
Providence dug in, but in the end made concessions on wages and staffing levels to end the biggest healthcare strike in Oregon history.
Collective bargaining
Nurses reject offer, extend strike at Providence hospitals
Providence spends $25 million per week on strikebreakers as nurses fight for fair wages, safe staffing levels.
Union Organizing
Legacy nurses go union
Oregon Nurses Association welcomes nearly 2,300 new members from three Legacy hospitals after successful union vote.
Collective bargaining
Doctors at Providence Medford ratify first contract
ER doctors' new contract wins wages that keep pace with inflation and limits duties outside of the ER that threaten patient safety.
Union Organizing
Whether Legacy or GoHealth, clinic workers want into union
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants at GoHealth urgent care clinics in Oregon and Washington voted 45-1 to join ONA.
Collective bargaining
Providence strike now in its fourth week
The nonprofit hospital chain may be spending around $25 million a week to pay 2,000 traveling scab nurses.
Collective bargaining
Nurses and doctors strike eight Providence hospitals
The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history started Jan. 10. Once again, Providence staffs up with strikebreakers.
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
Biggest-yet Providence strike could be coming
Thirteen Oregon hospitals and clinics in the Providence health care chain could shut down as early as next month.
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.
Collective bargaining
Providence locks out striking nurses
The three-day strike wrapped up on June 21 but Providence wouldn’t allow all striking nurses to return to work for two more days.
Collective bargaining
Nurses strike at six Providence hospitals
Providence notified the union that it won’t let strikers return to work on Friday, extending the work stoppage as a two-day lockout.
Health Care
Hospitals flouting Oregon’s new staffing ratio law
Oregon Health Authority has received over 360 complaints from nurses alleging that hospital managers are violating the safe staffing law.
Collective bargaining
Springfield hospice nurses settle contract with PeaceHealth
The new agreement raises wages but fails to deliver the demand of the strike: for them to be paid the same as in-hospital nurses.
Collective bargaining
PeaceHealth offer would lock in lower pay for home care
Home care RNs have a critical decision to make: agree to be paid less than hospital nurses, or go on strike a second time for equal pay.
Collective bargaining
Home care nurse strike ends without deal
PeaceHealth hired strikebreakers to temporarily replace home health and hospice nurses during the strike.
