Every 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 holding regular BIPOC office hours.
Read MoreOur bargaining rally is coming up! Join your coworkers for all or part of this family-friendly event. Make your voice heard! This rally will be the best tool we have, short of a strike, to show OHSU the strength of our demands for a good contract. A large turnout is essential to sending a clear message to OHSU that our members stand together and that it’s time for the employer to make a real and lasting investment in us.
Read MoreIf you’ve been at OHSU for a while, you may remember this successful event from our 2019 bargaining campaign. Wear green and your AFSCME swag to observe the OHSU board of directors meeting and let the employer know you’re engaged and paying attention.
Read MoreThank you to everyone who turned out for our March on the Boss event today — we were 63 members strong! During our time with Dr. Jacobs, we shared stories of long hours with short staffing. Stories of discrimination, harassment and racism. Stories of two strenuous years of COVID, with only a pin to show as a token of OHSU's gratitude.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, we asked the mediator to remind OHSU that we’ve never expected to get everything we asked for in this contract, but that our members are demanding more than we’ve gotten in the past. No one could have predicted the circumstances we’ve been through, but now we see that the nature of work — and what employees will accept — has changed. OHSU’s leadership needs to see this too.
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