Legacy United: Member Meeting February 19. Plus, Your Stories are Needed!
Curious what we are working on? Wanting to meet your organizers and other stewards in your area? Have burning questions that are seeking answers?
These are all great reasons to join us for our Legacy member meeting!
RSVP encouraged but not required.
RSVP to jenniferf@seiu49.org or charisseg@seiu49.org
Wednesday, February 19 from 5:30pm–7:30pm
Location:
SEIU 49 at the Forum Building
525 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
SEIU Members Are More Protected
SEIU and other labor unions negotiated a binding agreement with OHSU that extends extra protections to union members once the OHSU-Legacy merger is approved. We know that if the merger is successful that our union, SEIU Local 49, has these agreements with OHSU to help our members!
| SEIU Member | Non-Union Worker | |
|---|---|---|
| PAY | YES! Your pay will stay the same or increase | NO guaranteed protections |
| BENEFITS | YES! Your medical benefits will stay the same or improve | NO guaranteed protections |
| PROTECTION FROM LAY-OFF POST MERGER | 12 months | 6 months |
| BENEFITS IF LAID OFF | YES! If layoffs should occur between 12 and 24 months after the acquisition, union members will have 6 months of pay and medical/dental insurance coverage, and access to recall and training opportunities | NO guaranteed protections |
| TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES & ADVANCED EDUCATION | OHSU will contribute $10 million annually to SEIU and other union education trusts, allowing SEIU members to access language classes, tuition assistance, and free career development built around advancing people currently working in healthcare | NO guaranteed opportunities |
| ALL WORKING CONDITIONS | OHSU will recognize the SEIU contract and sit down to negotiate a new contract. YOU have a voice in your working conditions. | NO guaranteed protections |
Our voices matter, make sure yours is heard!
Our union reached out to Legacy, and they refused to respond. But OHSU sat down, negotiated, and signed an agreement with SEIU and other unions. We want to send a message to all employers who are looking to merge and to OHA: respecting healthcare workers is step one to quality patient care. Let’s support OHSU and demand that the impact on workers should be part of the review process.
Submit your story at seiu49.org/ohsu-oha.
