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Hurricane Milton has battered the southeastern United States, leaving 3 million people without power and millions more displaced. Families in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and other states were already struggling to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Helene just weeks before, and now many of them face even more devastation.

We’ve been on the phone with our locals and state leaders in the affected areas, and we know that families need a helping hand. That’s why we’re opening our Disaster Relief Fund for those who have been affected by the hurricanes. We sent thousands of dollars last week due
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During yesterday’s negotiations with Labcorp we offered a framework for addressing the downsizing at Central Lab. Our primary objective is for everyone impacted by these changes to be offered an equivalent position, on the same shift and with the same pay.

Our proposal is intended to ensure that our members do not have to apply for positions and would be offered positions at OFNHP-represented locations, as well as at Halsey, based on seniority. We also affirmed our position on severance for those employees who do not secure one of these equivalent positions or choose to accept alternative

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Tim Walz signs at the DNC.

The 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) was held in Chicago, Illinois, a historic center of the labor movement in the United States. The Oregon Delegation, consisting of 78 members, included 20 union representatives from 13 different unions, many affiliated with the Oregon AFL-CIO. Among the delegates was our very own OFNHP AFT 5017 member April Milan, a Physical Therapist at Sunnyside Medical Center and active member of our PEAC. 

When not attending the convention’s remarkable speeches from Democratic leaders, Oregon delegates engaged in organizing efforts with prominent figures such as

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This is a holiday toy drive!

To OFNHP Board, Leadership, ad Union Members,


I hope this message finds you well. With the holiday season approaching, we are seeking your invaluable support for our Present from Partners program. This initiative is dedicated to providing essential assistance to union members in need during this special time of year.
At the core of our mission is solidarity. We are committed to standing by our union families, offering support in their most challenging times, and ensuring they know they are not alone. This commitment exemplifies the essence of the union: uniting to face challenges together within

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St. Charles picket with many union signs, including one that says Contract Now!

We are so excited to share the news that we have come to a tentative agreement (TA) with the employer for our new collective bargaining agreement!

After months of tough negotiations and escalating collective action—including most recently our informational picket at the hospital—we've finally made the improvements we need in our work and compensation, including:

  • A step and grade compensation structure so we know our annual wage increases year after year;

  • Increased night shift differential;

  • Strong successorship language giving us rights in case St Charles is bought by another health system;

  • Fair

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Picket at St. Charles on August 15th at 4pm

Picket August 15th at St. Charles Demanding Fair Union Contract and Safe Staffing

 

 

Bend, OR.  Today, August 15th, the Technical employees at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon will be walking the picket line to demand that management agree to common sense proposals that will help secure safe staffing and living wages for healthcare workers. These healthcare professionals, who are members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), AFT Local 5017, have been in negotiations over their next union contract for months. These are workers who are employed in high

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RNs lobbying congress on behalf of the American Nurses Association

On June 27th, OFNHP Treasurer Joshua Holt participated in a lobbying event at the United States Capitol sponsored by the American Nurses Association (ANA). Holt, an RN since 2010 and a past-Chair of the Kaiser RN Bargaining Unit, has served in union leadership since 2016 He is a member of the Cabinet on Health Policy for the Oregon Nurses Association, the statewide affiliate of the ANA and professional association for nurses in Oregon. 

 

This year’s lobbying efforts were tied to four key legislative goals: 

  1. Restricting mandatory overtime for nurses
  2. Support for the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction
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Dear Members of the Oregon Nurses Association,

 

As members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP - AFT Local 5017), representing over 2,500 RNs in Oregon and SW Washington, as well as Nurse Practitioners and other healthcare professionals, we are writing to express our unwavering support for your Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strikes. The challenges and injustices you are facing resonate deeply with us, and we stand in solidarity with you during this critical time.

 

Healthcare professions demand not only our skill and dedication, but also a working environment that

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RNs confronting a manager about pay irregularities.

On Monday, June 3rd, over 20 nurses and supporters marched on their boss to demand an end to wage theft and timecard irregularities that have gone unaddressed for weeks. After their steward council meeting, having already confronted HR, KP workers assembled at Kaiser Sunnyside and marched on their boss.

“Multiple RN staff have been underpaid to this day, and we find this unacceptable,” read Jennifer Kaley to Adam Van Den Avyle, the overseeing hospital administrator. For months, people’s paychecks have been incorrect: sometimes, their overtime or increased pay rates were downgraded to straight

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Pros at PeaceHealth Southwest looking into the camera and smiling about a union victory!

On May 23rd, 260 healthcare workers in the professional bargaining unit at PeaceHealth Southwest successfully won their union election by a rate of 80% for Home Health and 65% for hospital-based. These workers joined 1,700 other PeaceHealth healthcare professionals in affiliating with the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), a local affiliate of the 1.7 million AFT Nurses and Health Professionals. These healthcare professionals’ overwhelming support for unionization came at the end of years of grassroots organizing, driven by issues like short staffing, uncompetitive

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