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Oregon Nurses Association
Union Organizing
Three more Providence units move to unionize
At Providence women’s clinics, Providence Home Health and Hospice, and Providence Medford Medical Center, workers will vote on unionizing.
Health Care
AFT launches ‘code red’ campaign to pass hospital staffing ratios
The union will spend half a million dollars on a radio, Pandora, Facebook and Instagram ad buy asking for pressure on policymakers.
Collective bargaining
Multnomah County: You’ll get your pay … later
The county says workers won’t get retroactive raises—ratified in November with back pay stretching back to July—until February.
Union Organizing
More nurses go union at Bend hospital
The St. Charles Health System nurses provide home health and hospice care for patients in Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond.
Workers Rights
Nurse union asks district attorney to prosecute Providence for wage theft
Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt says he’s ready to prosecute employers who commit wage theft. Oregon Nurses Association has one in mind.
Collective bargaining
Nurses at Providence Hood River hospital approve deal
Ratified in late October, it’s the fourth Providence contract to be approved this year, and three more are still being negotiated.
Union Organizing
Nurses vote out union at hospital in Ontario, Oregon
The results won't be official until the National Labor Relations Board rules on numerous unfair labor practice charges against management.
Oregon
Hospital board faces union-backed recall
The campaign submitted enough signatures to the Coos County Clerk’s office to hold a recall election for two Bay Area Health District board members.
Union Organizing
Central Oregon nurses to hold union vote
A group of 40 home health and hospice nurses at St. Charles Health System will decide whether to join the Oregon Nurses Association.
Politics
Unions back recall of Coos Bay hospital board
Decisions to close a psychiatric ward and hire a CEO previously convicted of fraud sparked community outrage.
Politics
Labor’s chance to send a nurse to Salem
Filling Betsy Johnson’s former seat with a solid unionist would be a big win for labor advocates in Oregon.
Union Organizing
Nurses want union at hospital in Lincoln City
A unit of 70 nurses in Lincoln City is organizing with Oregon Nurses Association to improve work conditions and get a say in decision-making.
Workers Rights
Nurses sue Providence for back wages
Oregon Nurses Association says a new payroll system at Providence hospitals has an unfortunate feature: It routinely underpays thousands of nurses.
Collective bargaining
Nurses ratify two more Providence contracts
Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence hospitals in Portland and Milwaukie approved two-year contracts with their employer.
Union Organizing
Hospital workers want into the union in Portland and Pendleton
The Oregon Nurses Association recently filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to represent workers at two Oregon hospitals.
Collective bargaining
Nurses approve a new contract in first of three Providence hospital votes
A bargaining unit of 233 nurses at Providence Willamette Falls in Oregon City voted to ratify a new contract, in ballots counted July 11.
Workers Rights
St. Alphonsus hospital in Ontario accused of egregious antiunion conduct
Union busting alleged at an Oregon hospital would be enough to influence the results of an upcoming representation election, regulators say.
Collective bargaining
Providence nurses reject tentative agreement
If they don't reach a deal soon, Oregon Nurses Association members could strike at three Providence hospitals July 11.
Collective bargaining
St. Vincent nurses reach a deal, but others authorize strike
Providence St. Vincent nurses would get up to 14% raises and a stronger commitment from management to follow staffing levels.
Workers Rights
Ontario, Oregon hospital trying to bust nurses union
A labor dispute between the Oregon Nurses Association and an eastern Oregon hospital intensified after management withdrew union recognition.
