News and Updates

Active Petition - Stop rollbacks now!

Our union has been impact bargaining with OHSU because both parties did not foresee this as a taxable benefit.

Meal Money Update and our proposal - 11.23.2024

Dear Fellow House Officers,

Below is in an important update on meal money:

Bargaining Update 10/27--WAGE PROPOSAL!

In this last meeting we officially entered the hot topic of Wages!!! Our goal would be ~$84K for a starting PGY1 salary, based on overall inflation, historical precedent, region specific COL, Oregon minimum wage, and a competitive offer in line with our West Coast neighbors.

On a side note, we continue awaiting responses from OHSU on certain pending matters that include moonlighting, holiday specifics, time away from work, etc.

Highlights of our proposal:

Bargaining Update 10/19

We continue to have weekly collaborative sessions with management to update our contract. Next week, we transition to WAGES and will start proposing for our pay increase! We would love for you to show up for support as a silent observer at 5pm in the CHH 2 13th floor conference room! In person is preferable but Webex is available.  Please let us know if you plan to attend.

Last  week we discussed:

Bargaining Update 9/7

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We’ve continued to make good progress in addressing our concerns in discussions with management. 

Highlights from this week’s meeting:

  • We reached agreement on expectations for transparency in precisely how much leave House Officers are able to take without impacting the length of training!

Bargaining Update 8/31

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We continue to have productive, collaborative bargaining sessions.  We are beginning to transition to our collective higher acuity concerns.  

Here are our most recent highlights: 

Lyft Campus Connector Hours Expand 9/1

Over the last few months, several of you have reached out about a gap in OHSU’s Lyft Campus Connector program. While the program allows for free Lyft rides from the South Waterfront to Marquam Hill until 5am, the tram does not start running until around 5:30.  We heard you tell us that this gap, while relatively brief, meant that some of you were cutting your scarce sleep periods short in order to arrive at worksites on the hill on time (e.g at 5:30am).

Bargaining Update, 8/17

We had another productive bargaining session this Thursday evening. After each bargaining session we will be providing a brief update informing our members through the contract bargaining process. Following standard bargain practice, we are starting with simple less contentious issues and working our way up to salary.

Highlights:

Bargaining Update, 8/10

We had a productive bargaining session this Thursday. After each bargaining session we will be providing a brief update summarizing the progress made to keep our members informed throughout the contract bargaining process.

Highlights:

We proposed increased transparency surrounding time away from work requirements for graduation.

  • In order to graduate and be board-eligible, there are requirements from ACGME and respective specialty boards regarding the number of required total working days.

New Officers and Bargaining Team

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Bargaining Team

The House Officers Union is excited to announce the membership of our bargaining team. Next month, bargaining will begin with the following members going to the table to represent HOU!

Doug Preston (Pathology)

Pranav Chandrashekar (Internal Medicine)

Teal Clocksin (Diagnostic Radiology)

Keiko Cooley (Urology)

Candice Kim (Anesthesiology)

Alex Mechler-Hickson (Pediatrics)

Jacqueline Parilla (Family Medicine)