OHSU Research Workers United

Our union is organizing for the betterment of all unclassified research workers. Our mission is to implement an ideal work environment with better wages, better benefits, adequate resources, and a better work-life balance.

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Bargaining Update--September 5, 2024

We’re finally here! After nearly 3 years of organizing, Research Workers United and Oregon Health and Science University bargaining teams met for our first hybrid session on Sept. 5.

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We won our union!

BREAKING: Research Workers United Officially Certified by Oregon Employment Relations Board on May 22, 2024

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View the Latest Town Hall Slides and Fill Out Your Bargaining Survey!

We recently held a Bargaining Town Hall along with a Q&A session hosted by organizers and AFSCME staff to answer questions. It was great to see those of you that joined.

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We filed for recognition of our union!

We wanted to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who signed an authorization card to form our new union and give a special shout out to everyone who helped gather signatures or talked to their

National AFSCME News

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Congratulations to the newest unit of county workers in Colorado to form a union through AFSCME. — Nov 4
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President Saunders, other union leaders fired up union volunteers at a Philadelphia rally to get out the vote for the Harris-Walz ticket across Pennsylvania. — Nov 3
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President Saunders paid tribute to the late Bill Lucy in a column for the NAACP. — Nov 1
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Diane Laffin, an architectural historian for the Nebraska State Historical Society and an AFSCME member, is the latest winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Oct 31
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Workers in California’s NIAD Art Center have formed a union through AFSCME. 1031 — Oct 31