250 Health Care Workers File for Union Recognition Across Legacy Health Systems
Workers would join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, and add to the considerable union activity sweeping Oregon’s healthcare sector.
Workers would join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, and add to the considerable union activity sweeping Oregon’s healthcare sector.
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The proposed absorption of Legacy Health into OHSU would make OHSU the largest employer in the Portland metro area.
The union follows a flurry of union activity in the health care sector this summer.
Workers are advocating for better staffing ratios, which they say will improve patient care.
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The health care provider says it respects the rights of approximately 200 caregivers to explore representation.
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The new contract comes on the heels of 7 months of negotiation, and includes wage increases starting at 14%.
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