In order to improve our union’s accessibility to our Black, Indigenous and other members of color, we are offering BIPOC office hours. For the March office hours, a member of the Local 328 bargaining team will be in attendance to give an introduction to the bargaining process and answer any questions folks might have.
Read MoreMost of us are familiar with the across-the-board pay increases we receive each year (usually in July) and the progression increases we receive on our anniversary, both of which are determined by our contract. Have you ever wondered how OHSU sets the pay ranges for each of the job classifications in our bargaining unit?
Read MoreIn mid-February, all OHSU unions — AFSCME Local 328, Graduate Researchers United, House Officers Union, Oregon Nurses Association/AURN and Hillsboro Workers United — joined together to host a series of forums to show support and solidarity for workers across the campus in direct response to the findings of the Covington investigation. Our unions continue to meet regularly and communicate with each other about the Covington report and other matters that affect all of our members at OHSU.
Read MoreMembers of our union family at the Richmond Clinic are facing a crisis. For years, they have been fighting workplace racism and bigotry and a culture of silencing workers. They have attempted to get OHSU HR and their own clinic leadership to address their concerns. Despite pledges to do so — and despite the Covington report — OHSU has failed to take serious action in the last year. Due to management’s inaction, our union will be holding a solidarity rally at the clinic.
Read MoreAn academic medical center with a stated goal of recruiting, training and graduating learners who represent Oregon’s diversity should show the same dedication to its employees that its employees have shown to the employer, yet OHSU has failed to dedicate at least some of the funds and education slots requested for its recently announced 30-30-30 plan to help its own workers.
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