Additionally, both parties were able to engage in productive conversations surrounding Performance Expectations and Hours of Work articles. In essence, the Bteam agrees with the intent of OHSU management’s proposal, as it encapsulates professionalism and independence of postdoctoral research. However, our Bteam provided a strong case for a more formal expectations procedure to eliminate any confusion about how progress is evaluated. Our Bteam was firm that expectations should be developed by the postdoc and advisor at the beginning of their appointment, reviewed annually, and re-evaluated at any time upon request of either party. Still, an agreement on this proposal has not been reached, but your Bteam is eagerly awaiting for our next bargaining session to continue with these productive discussions. In solidarity, The PWU Bargaining Team
We joined our fellow unions across OHSU in response to the recent news
Your PWU Bargaining Team met with representatives from OHSU on Monday, Sept. 11, to begin collective bargaining negotiations on a first contract for PWU. PWU’s entire bargaining team was in attendance along with AFSCME representatives Damon Di Cicco (Lead Negotiator) and Marc Meadows (Second Negotiator). We began the meeting by establishing the ground rules for bargaining.
We filed for union authorization with 2/3rds majority! Celebrate with us at our next Happy Hour! When: Friday, May 4th @ 6pm. Where: The Workers Tap – 101 SE 12th Ave (maps)
In case you haven't heard, we filed our official recognition petition with the State of Oregon's Employment Relations Board on Friday, 4/7. With a solid supermajority of our colleagues having signed authorization cards, we are confident that postdocs at OHSU are committed to joining together as a union to improve working conditions. We are looking forward to the official certification of our union and are already getting prepared to bargain our first contract. Stay tuned for more information, coming soon!
It's time to start collecting authorization cards! After months of working to build majority support, we are finally ready to move to the next stage of the campaign.
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