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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the independent federal agency responsible for upholding the NLRA, ruled on July 22 that PeaceHealth illegally changed the health insurance of its Professional employees. These workers are members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO) and have been bargaining their first union contract since last year. Labor law prohibits employers from unilaterally making changes to wages, working conditions, and benefits while unionized employees are bargaining a first contract. The government agency has now

The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) convention was a huge success this year over July 21-23 at the convention center in Wenatchee, with more than 300 delegates from unions across Washington state in attendance, including firefighters, ironworkers, nurses, and transit drivers. Our president, Sarina Roher, gave a moving speech about her journey in the labor movement.

A variety of resolutions were passed on topics including data centers, protections for farm workers, and labor's endorsement of MGP. These resolutions are not only a call to action, but also demonstrate labor's support for

On August 12 at 5:30 p.m., Technical healthcare professionals at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital will rally for justice and fairness. The rally is being organized by the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO) as part of a years-long campaign to secure living wages, safe staffing, and strong union rights at Meridian Park.

The technical employees—who include Respiratory Therapists, Surgical Techs, Imaging Techs, and other healthcare professionals—unionized in 2023 amid concerns over Legacy's financial instability and its attempted merger with OHSU

Last week, OFNHP delegates joined union members from across the country at the AFT National Convention, the union’s highest governing body, to help shape the direction of our national union for the coming years. From our hospitals to our schools and our public services, we are the workers who make this country run.

The convention ended with exciting news for Oregon: OFNHP President Sarina Roher was elected an AFT Vice President, giving Oregon healthcare workers a stronger voice in the national leadership of our union and a seat at the table as AFT sets its priorities for the future. She joins

Labcorp recently informed us that employees at Emanuel will be required to move from working every third weekend to every other weekend for a six-week period while the company implements software changes.

This change directly affects employees' schedules, work-life balance, and working conditions. Under our contract, changes like this are a mandatory subject of bargaining, which means Labcorp cannot simply announce the change and expect employees to absorb the impact without negotiations.

Your bargaining team will be entering impact bargaining with Labcorp over this issue, but we need to hear

Below is the letter sent to Kaiser leadership accompanying our grievances demanding action to ensure contract implementation goes appropriately.

Kaiser recently released its new Northwest Region Parking Management and Enforcement Policy, which formally lays out who can park where, how parking rules will be enforced, and what happens when someone violates those rules.

For most employees at Sunnyside Medical Center, the policy largely reflects the parking rules we have already been living under. Staff are expected to park in designated employee parking areas, and Security Services will use both patrols and license plate recognition technology to enforce the policy. Repeat violations can eventually result in vehicle immobilization or

After months of organizing, grievance work, and preparation for arbitration, OFNHP tech members at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center have secured a major victory, for our members and for PeaceHealth, protecting step progression rights under the contract.

The settlement resolves both an individual grievance and a broader class action grievance filed by the union after PeaceHealth changed employees’ step progression dates when workers transferred into new positions within the bargaining unit. According to the agreement, the employer will now restore affected employees’ original step dates