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Oregon Nurses Association

Collective bargaining

Nurses picket PeaceHealth hospital in Florence over excessive on-call

Bargaining has been under way since November.
People

PERSONNEL

SEIU organizing director Will Layng will lead Portland Jobs With Justice. Martin Taylor returns to lead Oregon Nurses Association.
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.
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