Shortly after our new weekend-differential contact language went into effect, a Local 328 member who is a flex employee noticed that she wasn’t getting her additional pay, so our union brought it to the attention of Human Resources. HR initially advised that if any flex employee hadn’t received weekend differential, it was an isolated error. It wasn’t.
Read MoreThere’s been a lot going at OHSU recently. But all I’ve been thinking about since Wednesday morning is the series of mass shootings in Atlanta that killed eight people. There’s a lot to unpack here — these shootings and other hate incidents didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s easy to point to recent racist rhetoric, but this country has long history of violence against Asian people:
Read MoreRegardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, it is time to hold OHSU to a higher standard. Sexual-harassment cases should have an unbiased investigation, one unmarred by victim-blaming and retaliation. Everyone deserves to feel safe to come to work, and to feel safe to report acts of sexual harassment, aggression or discrimination at work. We should feel confident that OHSU’s leadership, at every level, will take allegations seriously and come to a resolution that is fair and removes from the workplace those who pose a threat to coworkers.
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