OHSU, ONA collective bargaining enters week 3

Labor Relations
OHSU ONA collective bargaining
OHSU ONA collective bargaining
OHSU ONA collective bargaining

On Wednesday, Jan. 11, members of the Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) bargaining teams met for a third day of negotiations and the first day of in-person negotiations. 

ONA shared survey results and bargaining priorities 

In the morning, supported by many bargaining unit members, the ONA team shared a detailed presentation on the results of its ONA bargaining unit survey, as well as covering their bargaining priorities informed by the survey. Those priorities as presented were staffing, workplace safety, retention and recruitment, moral injury, and justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. The OHSU team appreciated hearing the ONA bargaining team’s presentation and looks forward to continuing to work with the ONA team.

Proposals 

The ONA team also shared two proposals: 

In turn, OHSU provided several proposals for ONA’s consideration: 

Tentative Agreement 

No tentative agreements were reached today. The parties will continue to work together before the next session.

Going forward 

The teams are meeting weekly for the next six weeks. Negotiations will resume Jan. 18, 2023, in-person at ONA’s offices.


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