The Oregon Labor Dispatch: Oct. 8, 2026
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Asante to Listen to Providers and Put Patients and Families First
It’s time for Asante Health’s board of director to step up. Southern Oregonians deserve a voice in our healthcare. But right now, Asante’s CEO and Board Members aren’t listening; and it’s costing us all with healthcare cuts, closures, layoffs and outsourcing. It’s time to remind the board that Rogue Regional hospital was built by our community, for our community. We deserve a say in how it’s run and how it serves our family, friends and neighbors.
Join more than 1,400 union healthcare professionals in Southern Oregon telling Asante’s board to step up, listen to our community and healthcare professionals, and start putting Southern Oregon patients and families first! Sign Here.
Hospital Staffing Complaint Enforcement
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will start assessing fines for complaints filed on or after June 1, 2025, where a hospital is found to be out of compliance with the staffing law. It is critical for nurses to file complaints to protect themselves, their coworkers, and their patients. Learn more at www.oregonrn.org/safestaffinglaw.
The AFT, in consultation with our partners in the Twin Cities, passed a resolution demanding the Minneapolis-based business speak up against the atrocities being committed by ICE. After Target refused to heed the demands of Twin Cities organizers and stand up to ICE, the AFT passed another resolution urging members to shop locally instead of at Target. Find alternative stores here.
Starbucks Workers United baristas have inspired people all over the world in their fight for a better future at one of the biggest global brands. Five years and 700 union wins later, Starbucks is still refusing to finalize a fair, first union contract with reasonable pay, hours, staffing, and protections. That’s why now, working people and their allies across the nation are stepping up to back baristas.
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Must Read
Corvallis workers vote to strike Oct. 14 over pay, health care
Oct. 1, 2026 | Statesman Journal
The union representing workers for the City of Corvallis has filed a 10-day strike notice with the state and said it intends to strike starting Oct. 14.
Oregon Labor News
GTFF calls for impasse in negotiations with UO
Oct. 2, 2026 | The Daily Emerald
The Graduate Teacher Fellows Federation has called for an impasse in negotiations with the University of Oregon after a hold up, according to an Instagram post from on Oct. 1.
Corvallis city workers union declares intent to strike
September 30, 2026 | KLCC
The city workers union [Oregon AFSCME Local 2975] in Corvallis has declared its intent to go on strike next month if it can’t reach a deal on a new contract. The announcement came Wednesday, weeks after the union held a successful strike authorization vote and declared an impasse in negotiations with the city.
Federal NEWS
Unions, College Groups Challenge Trump Green Card Policy Shift
Oct. 5, 2026 | Bloomberg Law
New Trump administration policies adding hurdles to permanent residency have upended immigration law and exposed high-skilled workers to family separation and disrupted careers, a new lawsuit argues.
6 things to watch in the Supreme Court’s new term
Oct. 5, 2026 | The Washington Post
Last week the justices agreed to review two major Trump immigration policies in cases that could turn into blockbusters.