Legacy/OHSU Merger Update
SEIU 49 members at Legacy are doing an incredible job of being focused on providing quality patient care and service to our communities despite so much uncertainty from Legacy management. In the surveys you filled out in recent months, you have been clear the top priority for our SEIU Union members in the merger is high-quality jobs with a secure future. That includes the same (or better) pay and benefits as employees at OHSU who do your same work with no takeaways.
We know we are stronger together at the worksite and with our union community and we are proud to share we have a strong commitment to stick together with our union siblings in ONA/AFT & AFSCME who have members at OHSU and Legacy.
SEIU, ONA/AFT & AFSCME are united around a common set of demands to make sure front-line caregivers are put first in any merger agreement between OHSU & Legacy:
Secure high-quality jobs with a stable future. Job security for all union employees means no layoffs prior to the closing of this deal and for a period after closing. This means a stable, secure job today and a commitment to a secure future.
Pay parity and maintenance of benefits. No worker will see a reduction in pay or benefits because of this agreement. In fact, we want a commitment to unify wages and benefits at the highest standards across the new health system.
Advance racial justice & culturally competent care. The creation of a workplace where every caregiver and patient is treated with respect, dignity, and equity, regardless of their background. This includes pay equity, commitments to provide training for managers to prevent bias in hiring, evaluations, promotions, or discipline, and access to diversity metrics across the health system.
Build a workforce for today and tomorrow by addressing staffing shortages and funding career growth and workforce development.
Union Security. OHSU needs to honor and assume all current SEIU Union contracts at Legacy Emanuel, Randall, Unity and Good Sam and negotiate fair first contracts for new bargaining units like Legacy Mt. Hood and agree to bargain with our elected bargaining teams immediately upon the completion of any merger so we can make sure our voices are heard before changes that impact our jobs are made.
SEIU, AFSCME, and ONA have reached out to OHSU management to raise issues we have heard from our members and received an initial positive response from OHSU. More updates to come as the merger process moves along and we push to achieve commitments from OHSU on our priorities.
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