With Election Day coming up on November 3, OFNHP is encouraging all members to make a plan to vote, learn about the issues on their ballots, and understand how elections affect our rights as healthcare workers and union members.

From hospital staffing laws to workplace safety protections, many of the issues we fight for at the bargaining table are also decided by elected officials in Salem, Olympia, and Washington, D.C. Elections can have a direct impact on our workplaces, our patients, and our ability to advocate for better working conditions.

Here's what you need to know before casting your

After months of negotiations and countless volunteer hours invested by your bargaining team and stewards, we have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on our new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the Techs at Legacy Meridian Park!

This contract includes a new 20-year step plan, a Labor Management Committee to address workplace issues, as well as a number of changes to clean up language from our contract, and to protect and expand our rights as Legacy employees.

Legacy never intended on being a Union employer and they negotiated our first contract with the expectation we would be working

Ever been interested in helping with OFNHP’s social media? Join us on October 7th at 6 p.m. for a Communications Training and Orientation to learn more about what we do, how we do it, and how you can get involved with our Communications Committee!

The Communications Committee is a way for members to get involved in creating content for OFNHP’s social media. That can include taking photos and videos of members at union events and actions, helping create short videos, developing memes and other social media content, and working together on creative projects that help highlight what OFNHP members

OFNHP members have several opportunities this month to connect with union members and organizers from across Oregon and build skills for defending our communities and our democracy. Oregon Labor United for Democracy, a coalition bringing together unions and labor organizations from across the state, is hosting a series of gatherings and trainings throughout September.

These events include an organizers’ gathering, an online training on building durable solidarity and working together under pressure, and an in-person de-escalation and street safety training. Check out the opportunities below and

Beginning Friday, September 11, ODOT will close all southbound lanes of I-5 through the Rose Quarter, between I-405 and I-84, for up to five weeks. The closure is expected to cause significant congestion and increased travel times throughout the Portland area.

To help reduce unnecessary travel during the closure, OFNHP’s Tigard Union Hall will temporarily adjust its in-person office availability.

During the closure, in-person office hours at the Tigard Union Hall will generally be 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. when the office is open. We strongly encourage members who need to visit the union hall to

Dozens of healthcare workers, patients and community supporters gathered outside Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center on August 12 to stand with Meridian Park Techs as they continue their fight for a fair second union contract.

A huge proportion of the Tech bargaining unit turned out for the rally after months of negotiations in which Legacy has continued to push back against some of the workers’ central priorities, including fair wage increases, differential parity with Legacy RNs, and basic union security language that is standard in private-sector healthcare union contracts.

But before workers