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Oregon Nurses Association
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.
Union democracy
Oregon Nurses Association joins American Federation of Teachers
ONA says the move will enhance nurses' voice in an era of hospital consolidation and cost-cutting
Collective bargaining
At Bend hospital, support staff dump SEIU, but nurses approve new contract
The group of 600 joined SEIU 49 in 21 months ago, but never got a contract.
Workers Rights
Portland City Council aims to mandate paid sick days by year’s end
If passed, Portland would join Seattle and San Francisco in a major advance for workers rights.
Collective bargaining
St. Charles Medical Center gets aggressive with nurses; 600 picket
A Bend hospital recruits strikebreakers, and turns sprinklers on picketers.
