Now that the Covington investigation of sexual harassment, racism, discrimination and retaliation at OHSU has been completed and the findings have been released, our union’s concern is that OHSU will make its usual apologies and its usual promises to “do better” and then follow that up — as usual — with little to no real, lasting change. We want you to help us make it impossible for OHSU to sweep this under the rug.
Read MoreThe WERG is a safe and welcoming group for women to find friendship, resources and support at OHSU. The WERG hosts presentations, networking opportunities, discussions and more. The group shares information in three ways: a monthly newsletter, a Teams page and monthly Webex meetings. WERG meetings are held from 12 – 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. Our represented employees may use up to an hour of paid release time each month to attend ERG meetings.
Read MoreEvery employee represented by AFSCME Local 328 receives the same benefits and protections under our contract, but some coworkers face systemic challenges at OHSU and within our union that we don’t all face. In order to improve our union’s accessibility to our Black, Indigenous and other members of color, we are introducing BIPOC office hours.
Read MoreJust two days before a Kaiser strike was supposed to begin, OFNHP announced they had reached a tentative agreement with Kaiser. The issues that pushed these union members to the brink of a strike should sound familiar to Local 328 members: understaffing, disrespectfully low wage increases and a proposed two-tiered contract. We hope that OHSU’s executives paid close attention to the situation at Kaiser and will keep it in mind as Local 328’s contract negotiations approach.
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