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We won our union!

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

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.

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

Last Chance to Sign a Card!

We are excited to announce that our campaign to organize a union is the home stretch!

We will be submitting our cards to the Employment Relations Board to gain legal recognition of our union on Friday, April 26th!

This week is the last chance to make your voice heard and help us make a strong showing as we wrap up this campaign to form our union.

Please take a moment NOW to sign a card here if you haven't done so yet.  We hope you'll join us!

It's Time to Sign Union Cards!

At long last, it's time for us to sign union cards! Signing a card is how you vote "yes" to forming a union.

Rally to Close the Research Gap!

 Join us for rally on the Mac Hall Lawn at noon on June 7th to tell OHSU to close the research gap!

RWU Happy Hour - Thursday, 05/11 - 5pm

Sign the Petition to Support Researchers Who Have Received Layoff Notices at OHSU!

Just a quick request -- we need your help in supporting fellow Researchers who have received layoff notices at OHSU!

As you may have seen, Research Workers United has created a petition to address unexpected issues surrounding the recent (and much-deserved) pay increase.

March 2023 Newsletter

OHSU Researchers United

Contact us at [email protected]

Join Our Town Hall

Please join us for our first in-person town hall event! 

This is a great opportunity to learn more about our union and get your questions answered. We will have a panel including researchers on the organizing committee, and union members of AFSCME Local 328 and the Graduate Researcher Union.

Stick around after the town hall and talk with a member of the organizing committee – we will be there until 1:30pm.

Pizza will be provided!

Can't make it in person? You can view the event live on-line via Webex.

Visit Our Virtual Office Hours!

Did you know Research Workers United has vitual office hours?

It's true!  You can drop in from 7:00 to 7:30 every 3rd Wednesday to ask questions and learn more about our union campaign and how you can get involved.  Just use QR code on the accompanying image to navigate to our standing Zoom call.  We look forward to meeting you!