Maui hospital staff reject new proposed contract, continue month-long strike
Hannah Saunders | Mar 28, 2023 | Hawaii
New poll shows alarming number of union healthcare workers in Washington plan to leave profession
Shane Ersland | Feb 15, 2023 | Washington
Unionized health care workers ratify new 3-year contract with OHSU
Shane Ersland | Oct 12, 2022 | Oregon
Unionized nurses ratify 4-year agreement with University of Michigan
Soraya Marashi | Oct 6, 2022 | Michigan
On Monday, members of the Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council (MNA-UMPNC) voted to ratify a tentative agreement with University of Michigan Health. MNA-UMPNC nurses have been working without a contract since July 1st. Nurses represented by the MNA-UMPNC filed a lawsuit against the university in
OHSU employees to vote on tentative contract agreement to raise wages next week
Shane Ersland | Sep 30, 2022 | Oregon
Union members who work at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will have an opportunity to vote on a proposed new 3-year contract with their employer next week. More than 7,000 OHSU workers, including respiratory therapists and pharmacists, are represented by AFSCME Local 328. Approximately 93% of workers
More than 7,000 employees authorize bargaining team to call a strike at OHSU
Shane Ersland | Sep 2, 2022 | Oregon
Thousands of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) employees could go on strike within the coming weeks. More than 7,000 employees, including respiratory therapists and pharmacists, authorized their bargaining team to call a strike on Aug. 26th. Approximately 93% of workers represented by AFSCME Local 328 voted to
Q&A: Kaiser Permanente nurse discusses canceled strike and new agreement reached with employer
Soraya Marashi | Nov 17, 2021 | California
Johanna Noriega is an RN at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center. She’s also an officer at the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP), and one of the 21,000 members of the UNAC/UHCP that planned to strike against Kaiser on Nov. 15 throughout Southern California.
Employee union sues Inslee over strict vaccine mandate
Soraya Marashi | Aug 30, 2021 | Washington
In response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s stringent vaccine mandate announced earlier this month, the Washington Federation of State Employers (WFSE) filed a lawsuit against the governor in Thurston County Superior Court on Thursday in an attempt to stop the mandate from being implemented. The mandate, which would require
Union of healthcare professionals in Bend set to strike tomorrow
Patrick Jones | Mar 3, 2021 | Oregon
The Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals (OFNHP), a union representing over 150 health care professionals, filed a strike notice on Feb. 22 in Bend. St. Charles Health System’s medical technology employees are attempting to negotiate for competitive pay and to adjust to the cost of living in Bend,