Direct Action Gets the Goods for Graduate Researchers’ Health Insurance

Perhaps the most urgent issue Graduate Researchers United has faced over the last year is maintaining consistent health-insurance coverage for our membership. The direct action of our members — their willingness to step up — has produced more movement on fixing this issue than we’ve been able to generate in a year of meetings with OHSU. The power of collective action within the membership of one union is only strengthened when unions act in solidarity with each other.

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Richmond Rally Follow-up

“The employer should understand we did not get to this point due to a lack of conversation or discussion. Our actions and list of demands are in fact the result of over a year of discussions, reports, committees, foot-dragging and continued harmful behavior on the part of the employer and managerial staff at the Richmond Clinic.”

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Richmond Clinic’s Health Equity Community Organizer Speaks Out

On Wednesday, March 9, AFSCME Local 328 held a solidarity rally to take a stand against the workplace racism, bigotry and silencing we’ve been experiencing at the Richmond Clinic. We grew our power by showing up and realizing we are not alone. You can help our coworkers at the Richmond clinic letting OHSU know that it’s well past time to address the issues with clinic leadership. Real change does not happen without friction, and the status quo cannot be broken without SOMETHING breaking.

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