As the frontline caregivers and hospital staff who keep our healthcare system running, we are deeply troubled by the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the military into Oregon communities. This decision is not about keeping families safe; it is about spreading fear and sowing division in service of a cynical political agenda that prioritizes the wealthy while ignoring the real needs of working people.

Every day—as nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), technicians, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), dietary aides, custodial staff, and countless others—we care for

Over the past two weeks, Labcorp workers have shown what happens when we turn out, stand together, and keep the pressure on. One lesson was abundantly clear: when we show up with numbers and our community and patients behind us, Labcorp’s corporate attorneys don’t know how to handle the situation and ultimately make as much movement as they can towards an acceptable deal. Here’s what we’ve accomplished in three powerful bargaining sessions:

September 12

• With a full room of observers, Labcorp moved significantly on non-financial issues.
• We reached tentative agreements (TAs) on Standards of

Nurses and other health professionals at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington voted overwhelmingly to authorize their union—the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals—to call a strike, union officials said today.

With 92% of OFNHP members voting, 97% voted to authorize a strike. 

OFNHP represents nearly 4,000 healthcare workers in four different bargaining units who can strike—two units of registered nurses, laboratory professionals and professional employees (such as social workers, cancer counselors, audiologists, physical therapists and mental

This morning Kaiser Permanente workers across Oregon and Southwest Washington have launched a strike authorization vote for what could be the largest labor action of 2025. These workers are members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP, AFT 5017, AFL-CIO) who are bargaining with Kaiser alongside the 60,000 members of the Alliance of Healthcare Unions. The Alliance is currently bargaining over issues such as wages, working conditions, and the future of care. Despite making some progress, workers say that Kaiser’s corporate leadership still refuses to agree to common

This past week was an eventful, yet ultimately disappointing, national bargaining session. We had representatives from all six of our bargaining units present to hold local bargaining at the national session. Many of you have already received local bargaining updates—there were some gains, but not nearly enough to set Kaiser back on course.

We are continuing forward with our strike authorization vote on September 15th, and we encourage you to sign up to phone bank your coworkers during next week to ensure we have a great vote. Our bargaining teams are uniformly supporting a YES vote. If you