Join us on August 7th at 6:00 p.m. at Terry Schrunk Plaza for our Rally to Support Healthcare Workers at Kaiser! We’re standing in solidarity with 60,000 healthcare professionals nationwide in the fight for living wages, safe staffing, and a real voice on the job. This powerful event will feature healthcare workers, community activists, union siblings, and political leaders all coming together to demand better for caregivers and patients alike. Sign up now and be part of this critical show of solidarity!

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As many of you already know, we have two important all-PeaceHealth tele-town halls coming up, and all PeaceHealth members are invited to attend. This is your chance to hear updates, ask questions, and get involved in the conversations that matter most to us as healthcare workers.

We’ll be covering critical issues including:

• The recent layoffs
• Problems with our health insurance
• And other key concerns impacting PeaceHealth members across our union.

Please plan to attend whichever meeting time works best for you:

📅 Evening Tele-Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM (Pacific)
Zoom Link: 

Our six bargaining teams are heading back to the table, and we need your support! One of the best ways you can show solidarity and help hold management accountable is by attending a bargaining session as an observer. It sends a powerful message when management sees members showing up, paying attention, and standing together.

We’ve made it easy for you to RSVP — just click the link below to sign up for the session(s) you can attend:

👉 RSVP for Local Bargaining Here

📋 What You’ll Find on the RSVP Form:

• A list of upcoming local bargaining session dates, locations and times

• An option to select which

President’s National Economic Bargaining Update: June 24, 2025

Yesterday we were back at national bargaining over economics. That session brought no new Tentative Agreements (TAs), and while we continue to press forward, real movement remains slow. But make no mistake, the pressure is mounting. Management is saying they want a Tentative Agreement by the end of August. And we’ve made it clear: there’s only one way that happens... movement, especially at the local tables.

I directly raised concerns about the lack of progress in local bargaining, particularly where management continues to stall

Over the past few weeks, OFNHP members have been showing up strong in their communities! A core pillar of our union’s mission is solidarity — not just in our workplaces, but by building vital coalitions right outside our front doors.

On June 14th, OFNHP members joined millions across the country in celebrating No Kings Day, an incredible demonstration of people from all walks of life fighting to protect our democracy. Members took to the streets in Portland, Bend, Eugene — even Chicago! — to voice their support for union rights, immigrant protections, federal park preservation, and defending

We just wrapped up our fourth day of impact bargaining over PeaceHealth’s mass layoffs — and thanks to YOUR incredible action, we made some major breakthroughs! Because of the pressure you built through protests, media attention, and relentless solidarity, we secured critical protections for our coworkers facing layoffs:

✅ Severance wins: Employees who take severance and land a new job outside of PeaceHealth won’t lose their severance pay.

✅ Seniority rights protected: Anyone who takes severance can apply to an OFNHP position at PeaceHealth Southwest and your seniority rights will be counted for

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart have announced layoffs impacting approximately 1% of its workforce — a decision that healthcare workers warn could have devastating consequences for the future of patient care and the health of the entire region.

Among those laid off are critical members of the Oregon  Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP), AFT Local 5017, including the dismissal of all mobility aids, who help patients regain bodily autonomy and mobility to live independently, and social workers, whose services are essential for ensuring patients

What Happened at Our Second Week of National Bargaining?

• Bold Opening Economic Proposal Delivered to KP
• Work of the Subgroups: Partnership Effectiveness, Staffing and Patient Care, and AI & Technology
• Four Tentative Agreements

This week, the Alliance met twice with Kaiser Permanente (June 2nd and June 4th) to present a bold economic proposal. Our message to Kaiser is clear: our members have fallen behind—and it’s time to catch up.

Skyrocketing inflation, a worsening staffing crisis, and historic contract settlements inside and outside of Kaiser Permanente (KP) have raised the stakes of this

In a huge victory for healthcare workers at PeaceHealth Southwest, Diet Representatives have officially won their union election, joining the Service and Maintenance unit of OFNHP, AFT Local 5017. This victory brings 34 essential workers into the union, giving them a collective voice to fight for fair wages, job protections, and respect on the job.

Diet Representatives play a critical, often overlooked, role in patient care — taking food orders, ensuring dietary needs are met, and delivering meals to patients throughout the hospital. They are a vital part of the healthcare team, and now they’ll