PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart have announced layoffs impacting approximately 1% of its workforce — a decision that healthcare workers warn could have devastating consequences for the future of patient care and the health of the entire region.

Among those laid off are critical members of the Oregon  Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), AFT Local 5017, including the dismissal of all mobility aids, who help patients regain bodily autonomy and mobility to live independently, and social workers, whose services are essential for ensuring patients

What Happened at Our Second Week of National Bargaining?

• Bold Opening Economic Proposal Delivered to KP
• Work of the Subgroups: Partnership Effectiveness, Staffing and Patient Care, and AI & Technology
• Four Tentative Agreements

This week, the Alliance met twice with Kaiser Permanente (June 2nd and June 4th) to present a bold economic proposal. Our message to Kaiser is clear: our members have fallen behind—and it’s time to catch up.

Skyrocketing inflation, a worsening staffing crisis, and historic contract settlements inside and outside of Kaiser Permanente (KP) have raised the stakes of this

In a huge victory for healthcare workers at PeaceHealth Southwest, Diet Representatives have officially won their union election, joining the Service and Maintenance unit of OFNHP, AFT Local 5017. This victory brings 34 essential workers into the union, giving them a collective voice to fight for fair wages, job protections, and respect on the job.

Diet Representatives play a critical, often overlooked, role in patient care — taking food orders, ensuring dietary needs are met, and delivering meals to patients throughout the hospital. They are a vital part of the healthcare team, and now they’ll

OFNHP, as part of the 60,000-strong Alliance of Healthcare Unions (AHCU), wrapped up our national bargaining kickoff with Kaiser yesterday — and we’re more energized than ever. With four additional rounds of bargaining scheduled through August, including one week on our home turf in Portland, we’re on track to secure the strongest contract in our history.

This week, our primary objective was to clearly communicate our most important interests to the employer — a foundational step in interest-based bargaining. Doing so is essential to building a shared understanding of the many complex areas

Alliance Poster Action Social Media Kit

The action that begins on May 5th is designed to raise the profile of our campaign and union as we enter into national bargaining alongside the 60,000-member strong Alliance of Healthcare Unions. All locals have been provided with signs that our members can write on and hold in photos and videos. You will be encouraged to post photos of yourself featuring your signs and written additions, and this is a guide to help you create your own authentic social media posts needed as we escalate our campaign.

These signs have been designed by the Alliance of

This May 1^st, join your community in standing up for an international day of solidarity!

International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, is a historic celebration of the working class, unions, and the gains of the Labor movement we continue to experience today. Its roots go back over a hundred years, and stands in remembrance of the Haymarket affair: a powerful, yet tragic, demonstration in the fight for the eight-hour workday.

International Workers’ Day serves as a reminder of the ongoing fight for human dignity and equity in the workplace. It commemorates the sacrifices and triumphs of