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June 7, 2012 -- Two weeks ago, community health worker Jennifer Warren was stabbed to death in the St. Helens home of Brent K. Redd Jr., who was receiving services from Columbia County Community Mental Health (CCMH), Warren's employer.   Read More >>

January 23, 2012— A committee comprised of nine labor and four management representatives called the Health Engagement Model Joint Labor Management Committee has asked the Public Employees’ Benefit Board (PEBB) to suspend financial penalties for people who decide not to participate in the health engagement model, a wellness plan that has drawn much rancor from state employees. Read More >>

December 22, 2011 -- Rebecca Sandoval lives with, and cares for, a 97-year-old woman who, due to multiple disabilities and health needs, receives 140 hours a month of in-home care through the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

June 17, 2011 -- In the final weeks of the Oregon legislative session, negotiations on a monumental bill to transform the Oregon Health Plan have largely taken place behind closed doors. Read More >>

February 2, 2011 -- St. Charles Medical Center employees in Bend voted in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to form a union with Service Employees International Union Local 49 on January 5th. Read More >>

January 26, 2011 -- SEIU along with the staff at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center are worried about the cleanliness of the hospital and, potentially, an increase in infection rates because of a plan to restructure its housekeeping staff.   Read More >>

January 12, 2011 – Hospital executives at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend and Redmond have had a tough go lately with the unions. Read More >>

@ The Register-Guard
November 18, 2010 -- About 200 service workers — housekeepers, nurse’s aides and others — had walked a picket line at McKenzie-Willamette hospital by midafternoon Wednesday during a one-day strike against the hospital, a union leader said. Read More >>

February 18, 2010 -- Rich Peppers, assistant executive director of SEIU Local 503, has been elected chair of the Public Employees Benefit Board which provides coverage to 45,000 state employees and their dependents. Barney Speight, director of healthcare purchasing for the Oregon Health Authority, is the vice chair. Read More >>

January 6, 2010 -- The majority of the $3.5 million raised to support ballot measures 66 and 67 has come from public employee unions that represent over 130,000 Oregon workers. However, the healthcare community has also weighed in, according to data filed with the Oregon Elections Division reported by Common Cause. Read More >>