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State task force lays out plan for universal health care in Oregon

WebA state task force has published a proposal for how single-payer universal health coverage could be rolled out in Oregon. Oregon lawmakers in 2019 passed …

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PeaceHealth moves ahead with the closure of Eugene’s only hospital

WebOver the objection of unions and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, the Vancouver-headquartered PeaceHealth hospital chain is moving ahead with plans to …

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PeaceHealth workers vote to authorize strike

WebOct 10, 2023. By MALLORY GRUBEN. More than 1,000 health care workers at two PeaceHealth hospitals in Southwest Washington voted by 95% to authorize a strike in …

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OFNHP decries layoffs at PeaceHealth as Vancouver clinic closes

WebBy MALLORY GRUBEN. PeaceHealth will lay off nearly 30 union-represented workers this fall when it closes an urgent care clinic in Vancouver. The …

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Still no deal after five-day nurse strike at Providence

WebAlmost 1,800 nurses and clinicians from Providence Portland, Providence Seaside, and Providence Home Health and Hospice walked out June 19 on a five-day …

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Apprenticeship training model expands to mental health workers

WebApprenticeship training model expands to mental health workers. Oct 19, 2022. By Colin Staub. Apprenticeship isn’t just for manual trades in construction and …

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Eugene-area hospice and home care nurses set to strike Feb. 10

WebEugene-area hospice and home care nurses set to strike Feb. 10. More than 90 registered nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Service near Eugene …

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How PPACA impacts union health benefits

WebIf unions negotiate a subsidy that the employer pays to a Taft-Hartley plan, would that employer be subject to the $2,000/ee penalty since they are not providing …

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Nurses say strike could be coming at Providence

WebOne year into the pandemic, Providence management increased the workload on all home health nurses by at least 15% and, for many, by 80%. Miers said it felt like …

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Streak of union wins at Legacy

WebAn extraordinary wave of union organizing in the Legacy Health system continued in recent weeks, with three more units voting to unionize. A unit of 50 nurse …

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Providence Milwaukie signs first union contract

WebBy Don McIntosh. A group of 170 hospital support workers at Providence Milwaukie Hospital ratified their first-ever union contract May 7. It’s a three-year …

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Bills would give unemployment benefits to strikers

WebJan 18, 2024. Washington state lawmakers are considering a proposal to make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Senate Bill 5777 and its companion, House …

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Pay rises $2 an hour in new contract for home care workers

WebAbout 30,000 Oregon home care workers have ratified a new two-year union contract negotiated by SEIU Local 503. The contract raises pay by $0.90 an hour (5.7%) …

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Medical interpreters unite

WebBy Don McIntosh. The State of Oregon on April 23 recognized a union for as many as 500 medical interpreters who translate for Medicaid patients who don’t speak …

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Building Trades offers national medical screening program for …

WebUnion construction workers who spent any time at all working at Hanford Reservation in Washington, the Albany Research Center in Oregon, or at any of the …

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Providence settles with nurses

WebNorthwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of …

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Physicians-in-training unionize at OHSU

WebAbout 830 doctors are about to unionize at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). On Oct. 15, Oregon AFSCME turned in union authorization cards …

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Let Me Say This About That

WebJanuary 4, 2002. NOEL E. JOHNSON, 67, a retired executive secretary-treasurer of Portland-based Bakers Local 114, has been ushered into Labor's Hall of Fame by the …

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UFCW Local 555 ends strike at Kaiser

WebClose to 900 Kaiser Permanente pharmacy and imaging department workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington ended their strike Nov. 18 and returned to work …

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OHSU averts nurse strike with $20.67/hour raise

WebThe agreement came just a week after nurses voted to authorize a strike with 95% support. The three-year agreement increases the average base wage for an OHSU …

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