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Oregon Nurses Association
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.
Politics
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.
Health Care
Kaiser nurses issue warning: Short staffing could diminish patient care
Nurse union members, frustrated with slow progress on staffing committees, rally outside Kaiser's Northwest headquarters.
Collective bargaining
New three-year nurse contract at OHSU
If ratified as expected members of Oregon Nurses Association would see wages rise more than 9 percent.
Collective bargaining
Nurses picket PeaceHealth hospital in Florence over excessive on-call
Bargaining has been under way since November.
Collective bargaining
At Siemens, solidarity got the goods
A group of NW medical imaging techs got a first union contract with big gains.
Oregon
A landmark session, but Oregon labor wanted more
A big Democratic majority led to high expectations, but Oregon lawmakers balked at minimum wage and other labor priorities
Union Organizing
Caregivers at Sacred Heart in Springfield unionize
It was the largest unit to have a union election in Oregon healthcare for nearly two decades.
Collective bargaining
ONA goes public with staffing problems at Springfield hospital
PeaceHealth Riverbend gets more nurse staffing complaints than any other Oregon hospital
Politics
Nurses union rep Rob Nosse runs strong House campaign in inner Southeast Portland
The union movement has a chance this year to enlarge the Oregon Legislature’s informal labor caucus
Collective bargaining
Labor Day picnic blood drive called off due to labor dispute
American Red Cross is pushing to lower wages for members of Oregon Nurses Association
Politics
Portland-area labor endorsements for May 21 election
Portland fluoridation fails to get 2/3 at NOLC, but labor endorses Metro levy, school board races
Union democracy
Fracture and reunion as nurses unions shift alignments
Nurse associations have merged, split, and morphed as nurses turn toward collective bargaining.
