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10/12/2026

Join us at the table this Wednesday, October 14th at 1030am at ONA Headquarters in Tualatin, as we meet with OHSU’s bargaining team to advocate for an economics package that keeps nurses and patients supported for the years to come.

After all, Hospitals look for profit margins, and OHSU is counting on us to be satisfied with the status quo.

Nurses care for patient wellbeing, and a sustainable economic package means the wellbeing of nurses is required to protect the safety and wellbeing of patients.

Executives don’t see us that way. We are their product and our services are charged. Executives see the return in our hard work and keep it for themselves. Given the opportunity they are happy to offer us the crumbs with a smile.

Nothing we have ever won was freely given. But we argue a rising tide lifts all ships.

Our union showed up in 2023, and it resulted in a strong, healthy contract. We encourage members to show our strength now.

10/11/2026

Find the full bargaining update video on our page:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeSlj0YByHw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&vrfl=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

We’re still saying NO to the status quo, but now we’re saying it WEEKLY.

✅ PACK THE ROOM next Wednesday (Oct 14) at ONA’s headquarters in Tualatin
(Spoilers: FREE PARKING)
as we pass back our ECONOMICS proposal!

🗓️: October 30th - we march on the Board of Directors meeting for a great contract!

Together, with a strong union turnout, we can bring this contract home!

10/10/2026

We’re still saying NO to the status quo, but now we’re saying it WEEKLY.

✅ PACK THE ROOM next Wednesday (Oct 14) at ONA’s headquarters in Tualatin
(Spoilers: FREE PARKING)
as we pass back our ECONOMICS proposal!

🗓️: October 30th - we march on the Board of Directors meeting for a great contract!

Together, with a strong union turnout, we can bring this contract home!

10/01/2026

Management asserted that their 3% cost of living proposal added to annual step increases is enough to cover inflation of 5%.

First of all, we believe incorporating gains we’ve won in previous contracts should not become part of management’s proposal.

Secondly…huh?

National inflation is already at 3.4%, and West Coast inflation is closer to 4.5%. Both of those numbers are higher than the 3% management is ACTUALLY offering. This amounts to 1-2% real wage cuts.

We are not interested in status quo. Not when executives continue to get 22-29% raises. In this economy?

Has every AURN represented member on your unit completed the action survey? Make sure they have please!

09/26/2026

For the full bargaining update video:

It doesn’t take much work to say no to everything, which is the approach OHSU’s bargaining team is taking with their articles passed back to us.

Meanwhile, we’re trying to protect your benefits, building towards a sustainable and safe future, and having to explain basic scheduling concepts.

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Are you tired of them wasting time pushing for status quo? Us too.

✅Fill out your action survey! We’re nearing our goal!

🗓️Show up October 30th, 8:30 am, as we march on the Board of Directors meeting.

Show them AURN is saying NO to the status quo!

09/25/2026

It doesn’t take much work to say no to everything, which is the approach OHSU’s bargaining team is taking with their articles passed back to us.

Meanwhile, we’re trying to protect your benefits, building towards a sustainable and safe future, and having to explain basic scheduling concepts.

Are you tired of them wasting time pushing for status quo? Us too.

✅Fill out your action survey! We’re nearing our goal!

🗓️Show up October 30th, 8:30 am, as we march on the Board of Directors meeting. Show them AURN is saying NO to the status quo!

09/24/2026

The closest comparator to OHSU (in AURN’s opinion) is UC Davis down in Sacramento, California.

We are both level 1 medical centers.

We are both public academic centers.

In size, services, and cost of living, we believe OHSU and UC Davis are appropriate comparables for nurses to cross check their potential benefits.

Management rejects this argument.

Only during our research we noticed OHSU’s executives make 26% more than UC Davis execs, despite being a smaller system of employees (UC Davis has 31,489 employees per Forbes compared to OHSU’s 22,500 employees per OHSU facts and figures). In fact, our OHSU executives refused to even discuss executive salaries when we noted these differences.

Isn’t that interesting? Refusing to even discuss pay sure does seem convenient when it pertains to them but also why they don’t seem to want us comparing either.

**ANYWAYS FUN FACT: Starting January 2027, a UC Davis first-year BSN nurse will make $83.22 per hour. (It will take a BSN nurse 23 years to reach this step on OHSU’s scale, making $83.29).

We think it’s relevant.

and WE say no to the status quo.

09/18/2026

AURN Bargaining continues with upcoming topics of: Benefits and the Employee Benefit Council (EBC helps decide our Healthcare benefits!), plus more being covered (TBD).

AURN secured a room for bargaining and this time it’s on the Hill, at the OHSU School of Nursing, room 358.

Come and support your bargaining team! For those unable to be there in person, join us virtually! LIKELY start of 10:30am

See you there!

(Bargaining link in bio)

09/15/2026

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09/11/2026

🚨Management is counting on us not paying attention.

If we aren’t paying attention, Management will deteriorate our benefits. 🚨

It happened in 2017 when they stopped contributing 12% to retirement for new hires.

This week, they spent more time justifying an economic package that ignores inflation than they did crafting thoughtful counter proposals.

AURN wants nurses to have a sustainable future, with RETIREMENT and cost of living adjustments (COLAs) that sustain us while we strive for exceptional patient care.

✅ complete the ACTION SURVEY to tell us what actions you’re willing to do to fight for that sustainable future!

We win by solidarity!💪💪

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Portland, OR
97086-97299

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https://www.oregonrn.org/blogpost/2050183/AURN-Updates

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