OHSU’s COVID-19 Wellness Task Force recently released the results of its most recent wellness survey. As everyone who’s been working through the pandemic can probably guess, the results are grim. And these survey responses are from before the current COVID-19 surge that has been wearing down our coworkers on the frontlines. The stresses and devastation of the pandemic have revealed that a system that prioritizes profits over people cannot endure.
Read MoreEmotional, frustrated, isolated, divided. Those are the most common feelings associated with the last year and a half. I haven’t felt a sense of true community in a long time. But today I was reminded that true community still exists. I attended the rally for the Nabisco workers who have been on strike since August 10, and I saw what I’ve been missing. People — strangers, friends, family, community members — coming together to fight for what is right. What is just. What is fair. What is deserved.
Read MoreAt 8:15 AM this morning a duly nominated candidate for the bargaining team noticed they had been left off the ballot in human error. The elections chair and staff were notified and fixed the error. From 8:20-8:45 the election was paused, the error fixed, and the election restarted.
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