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Oregon
Unionist appointed to the state house
Travis Nelson, Oregon Nurses Association vice president, is Oregon’s newest lawmaker, filling Tina Kotek’s House District 44.
Oregon
An early look at Oregon labor’s 2022 legislative agenda
The Oregon Legislature’s “short session” begins Feb. 1 and ends by March 10. As ever, Oregon labor will promote a set of pro-worker bills.
Analysis
Nurse union warns staffing shortage is at crisis levels
In one survey by Oregon Nurses Association, 60% of nurses said they're considering leaving the profession.
People
PERSONNEL REPORT
Sherman Henry and Lina Stepick leave LERC, ONA's director departs, and Mayor Wheeler reappoints Willy Myers to Prosper Portland.
In Memoriam
Burton David White, 1930-2021
After a decade and a half at Oregon and California nurses unions, he spent most of his career mediating and arbitrating labor disagreements.
National
Labor confronts police brutality
Union members are taking part in protests, joining morning-after cleanup parties, and even walking off the job in support of Black Lives Matter.
People
New hands at helm of nurses union
Sarah Laslett joins ONA after 17 years as a labor educator. Her priorities will be organizing, empowering stewards, and bargaining for the common good.
Worker safety
The coronavirus pandemic is turning life upside down for working people
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.
Collective bargaining
Corvallis nurses reject contract offer
Over 500 nurses have been working at Good Samaritan without a contract since June 30.
Union Organizing
Alarmed about safety decline, nurses at McMinnville hospital file for a union
Safety has dropped dramatically since for-profit Willamette Valley Medical was acquired by Tennessee-based LifePoint Health last year.
Union Organizing
Medical techs unionize at St. Charles Hospital in Bend
Despite an anti-union campaign by management, the group of 163 workers voted by a 3-to-1 margin to join OFNHP.
Collective bargaining
Nurses picket Astoria hospital
Nurses say understaffing is a serious problem at Columbia Memorial Hospital.
Retirement
Public employees file lawsuit to protect PERS retirement benefits
Plaintiffs say SB 1049 is a breach of contract, an illegal taking, and violates the Constitution.
Union Organizing
Legacy appeals nurses’ union victory at Unity Center for Behavioral Health
The non-profit hospital chain is rolling the dice hoping the Trump labor board will strike down a union win.
Union Organizing
Psychiatric nurses at Legacy’s Unity Center vote overwhelmingly to unionize
Supporters say they want a union in part to create a safer environment for patients and staff.
Union Organizing
Nurses at Portland’s only psychiatric emergency facility say they want a union
Since it opened in 2017, Unity Center has faced multiple investigations over violations of safety rules.
Collective bargaining
Nurses ratify contract at St. Charles in Bend
Nine hundred nurses at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend have a new contract that will raise wages 11.5 percent over the next four-and-a-half years.
Oregon
Oregon union members are stepping up to run for office
Rachel Prusak, Mike Ellison, and Christy Inskip are just three of the Oregon union members who are making first-time runs for office this year.
Collective bargaining
No more ‘buddies’: Nurses hail new Tuality contract
Nurses will get breaks without leaving patients unattended.
Collective bargaining
After nine months, nurses in Florence get new union contract
Nurses at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor hospital approved a new three-year union contract Aug. 3.
