COVID-19 Information For Members
Below you'll find answers to frequently asked questions, links to clinical resources, and ways to get help during this public health and economic emergency.
Strikes and shutdowns
In Los Angeles, UTLA members took to the picket lines because their schools are starved of resources. In Washington, D.C., President Trump has shut down the government to secure his border wall. In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten writes that when our elected leaders fail, whether by not funding public schools or by shutting down services that provide for our safety, they strike at the very heart of what makes us a democratic republic. Read the full column.
PeaceHealth St. John Lab Workers Ratify Great New Contract!
Congratulations to our bargaining team at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center on a great new contract! The bargaining team–Leona Marre, Ken Paulson, Jodi Grieg–reached a tentative agreement with management on Wednesday, November 21 that included increased hours, staffing improvements, and serious raises.
Employees will average wage increases of 19% over the three-year term of the contract. Members voted unanimoulsy in favor of the agreement on Tuesday, November 27!
PeaceHealth Union Health & Safety Survey
Do you work at PeaceHealth Southwest?
OFNHP is working with the nurses at PHSW to address health and safety problems for all staff around the hospital. The first step is our joint health and safety survey. The point of this survey is to get a better idea of what health and safety issues are a concern for staff and where in the hospital problems are occurring.
Yes, Safe Patient Limits Will Save Lives
One ballot question has captured the attention of voters in the Bay State: whether or not to set safe patient limits for nursing care in hospitals. Question 1, backed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, would require hospitals to limit the number of patients assigned to each nurse depending on the type of hospital unit and acuity of patients.
OFNHP President Adrienne Enghouse and Kaiser Westside Medical Center RN Courtney Smith flew to Boston to help with the Get Out The Vote Efforts for the #YesOn1 campaign.
Steward Training Series
Boost Your Skills & Build Your Confidence
Click more for the 2020 schedule of trainings for OFNHP stewards.
PHSW Members Celebrate 1 Year Birthday of Union
August 26, 2018- On Sunday, members from our bargaining units at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center celebrated the work that has been done in the one year since members have decided to form a union and ratified their first contracts.