Union membership can and does impact people’s lives
A crisis was averted this month when the local members of the Oregon Nurses Association reached an agreement with St. Charles Health System, giving nurses a big raise over the life of their contracts and ensuring they’re compensated when they miss meal and rest breaks. St. Charles remained Bend’s largest employer in Economic Development for Central Oregon’s 2023 rankings, though it’s interesting to note that its numbers are down from the two years prior, with 3,506 reported employees in 2023, 3,527 in 2022 and 3,648 in 2021…
