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Media Advisory: Tomorrow Nurses From OHSU To Hold March, Demand Board Of Directors Intervene To Settle Fair Contract - 10/29/26

(Portland, Ore.) - Frontline nurses will march on the OHSU Board of Directors Friday, October 30, beginning at 9:15 a.m. in Elizabeth Caruthers Park outside the OHSU Rood Family Pavilion. After nearly a year of bargaining with little movement by OHSU management, nurses are calling on the board to step in and partner with workers to build a stronger, safer, healthier and more patient-oriented hospital and health system. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents more than 4300 nurses in the OHSU system. 

 

Nurses are fighting for a fair contract that delivers meaningful improvements to help recruit and retain skilled frontline staff, so patients receive the care they deserve. Key priorities include:

  • Hands-on continuing education and training
  • Wage increases that keep up with inflation and cost of living
  • Workplace violence prevention

Nurses are also advocating for improvements to retirement security, protections against deskilling and job loss due to artificial intelligence, and documented preparations for future pandemics. 

 

WHO: ONA-represented frontline nurses from OHSU.


WHEN & WHERE:
9:15 a.m. Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 S. Moody Ave., Portland
9:45 a.m. OHSU Rood Family Pavilion, Room B & C, 3410 S. Bond Ave., Portland
10:30 a.m. (approx.) RNs speak to the board of directors (the meeting is available for live viewing at: https://www.youtube.com/live/4AXTlct8uG4)

 

WHY: Bargaining between ONA-represented nurses and OHSU began on November 17, 2025. Recently, they increased their bargaining to weekly sessions. Nurses hoped the increased pace would mean OHSU was ready to start making progress on a fair agreement. Instead, little movement has been made beyond the status quo. 

 

Nurses at OHSU take on the toughest cases in Oregon. In February, OHSU President Shereef Elnahal told the board that OHSU ranks among the top ten academic institutions treating the most complex cases. Those complex cases mean more revenue for OHSU. Last year the health system made $135 million, $81 million more than originally projected. Nurses are asking hospital executives to invest their rising profits in hands-on education, concrete violence prevention policies and procedures, increases in wages that cover rising inflation and the costs of living in Portland, and patient care improvements. 

 

OHSU is known for its strong focus on healthcare, research and education. To maintain that status, it must reach a fair agreement which addresses nurses’ top issues and meets our communities’ growing health care needs. 

 

The nurses' contract expired June 30, 2026. They will continue to work under the expired contract until a new agreement is ratified.

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 26,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.

 

 

 

Media Advisory: Tomorrow Nurses From OHSU To Hold March, Demand Board Of Directors Intervene To Settle Fair Contract - 10/29/26

(Portland, Ore.) - Frontline nurses will march on the OHSU Board of Directors Friday, October 30, beginning at 9:15 a.m. in Elizabeth Caruthers Park outside the OHSU Rood Family Pavilion. After nearly a year of bargaining with little movement by OHSU management, nurses are calling on the board to step in and partner with workers to build a stronger, safer, healthier and more patient-oriented hospital and health system. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents more than 4300 nurses in the OHSU system. 

 

Nurses are fighting for a fair contract that delivers meaningful improvements to help recruit and retain skilled frontline staff, so patients receive the care they deserve. Key priorities include:

  • Hands-on continuing education and training
  • Wage increases that keep up with inflation and cost of living
  • Workplace violence prevention

Nurses are also advocating for improvements to retirement security, protections against deskilling and job loss due to artificial intelligence, and documented preparations for future pandemics. 

 

WHO: ONA-represented frontline nurses from OHSU.


WHEN & WHERE:
9:15 a.m. Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 S. Moody Ave., Portland
9:45 a.m. OHSU Rood Family Pavilion, Room B & C, 3410 S. Bond Ave., Portland
10:30 a.m. (approx.) RNs speak to the board of directors (the meeting is available for live viewing at: https://www.youtube.com/live/4AXTlct8uG4)

 

WHY: Bargaining between ONA-represented nurses and OHSU began on November 17, 2025. Recently, they increased their bargaining to weekly sessions. Nurses hoped the increased pace would mean OHSU was ready to start making progress on a fair agreement. Instead, little movement has been made beyond the status quo. 

 

Nurses at OHSU take on the toughest cases in Oregon. In February, OHSU President Shereef Elnahal told the board that OHSU ranks among the top ten academic institutions treating the most complex cases. Those complex cases mean more revenue for OHSU. Last year the health system made $135 million, $81 million more than originally projected. Nurses are asking hospital executives to invest their rising profits in hands-on education, concrete violence prevention policies and procedures, increases in wages that cover rising inflation and the costs of living in Portland, and patient care improvements. 

 

OHSU is known for its strong focus on healthcare, research and education. To maintain that status, it must reach a fair agreement which addresses nurses’ top issues and meets our communities’ growing health care needs. 

 

The nurses' contract expired June 30, 2026. They will continue to work under the expired contract until a new agreement is ratified.

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 26,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.