News and Updates

Our contract with OHSU provides for a Labor Management Committee (LMC), made up of HOU members and OHSU administration to regularly discuss mutually agreeable solutions to problems faced by by hous

As negotiated in our recent agreement over the pay rates for academic year 2023-2024, we’ll be re-opening the full collective bargaining agreement for renegotiation no later than the end of J

A quick update on our recent disussions with management regarding moonlighting:

Congratulations! Your bargaining team is happy to announce our first (tentative until we all vote on the final contract) major contract provisions! We reached agreement today with OHSU on a package proposal that includes the following:

·     4 weeks of vacation for all residents starting in 2020

·     Maintains 3 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

·     Allows a back-dated date of hire for residents in their second year whose preliminary year is not offered at OHSU, so they are not without protected leave for an extra year

We had a productive session on Thursday, June 4th with several resident observers in attendance.  We are moving forward in good faith toward agreement on a proposal that includes four weeks of vacation for every resident, an item of high importance to our HOU constituents.

OHSU proposal that began our session:

Our bargaining team has been hard at work to get all of our major bargaining proposals out on the table so we can begin to really negotiate with management over what will be in our first union contract.

Our bargaining team has been hard at work to get all of our major bargaining proposals out on the table so we can begin to really negotiate with management over what will be in our first union contract.

Work Area(s) Cluster
Number of Constituents in Cluster
Bargaining Team Reps and Advisory Committee
Medicine + Fellows
200
Bargaining Team
Jessica Haraga
Simone Dekker
Anish Desai (alternate)
Advisory Team
Julie Byler
Pranav Cha
Questions
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What does signing a membership card mean?
Signing a membership card means that you support the efforts of the OHSU House Officers Union and that after we’ve negotiated and ratified our contract, you’ll be a dues-paying member for at least one year (minimum commitment) and hopefully for the rest of your time as a house officer at OHSU.
How much are union dues and when do we st
Chief medical officer says OHSU looks forward to continued collaboration with the House Officer's Association