OHSU Researchers 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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RWU Statement of Solidarity with Other Research Unions

OHSU Researchers United stands in solidarity with our colleagues at the University of California who joined other academic workers at UC who went on strike on November 14th and are calling fo

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Informational Video Available Now!

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Winter Happy Hour Events Coming Soon!

Feeling the winter blues? Want to meet some of your coworkers? Interested in learning more about the campaign to build a researchers union at OHSU? Why not join us for a union happy hour?

National AFSCME News

AFSCME members build leadership skills at inaugural conference in Baton Rouge
Members of AFSCME Council 17 participated in a union-led leadership conference in Baton Rouge, La. — Nov 29
Never Quit winner is Indianapolis dispatcher described as “a lifeline” to her community
Marilyn Murff, a dispatcher with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works and member of AFSCME Local 725, is a winner of our union’s Never Quit Service Award. — Nov 28
Workers at Pratt libraries in Baltimore join AFSCME Cultural Workers United
Workers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore voted overwhelmingly to join AFSCME Council 67. — Nov 22
South San Francisco city workers win big after voting to strike
A strike wasn’t necessary because the threat of one was all it took for AFSCME members who work for the city of South San Francisco to secure a robust contract. — Nov 17
At celebration of life ceremony, tributes pour in for Jerry McEntee
AFSCME and a host of political and labor leaders celebrated the life of former President Jerry McEntee at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday. — Nov 16

Making OHSU a Better Place for Research and Researchers