OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LOCAL 5017

What OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LOCAL 5017 does

Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP) Local 5017 is a 1973-founded labor union headquartered in Portland, Oregon, operating as an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). It represents roughly 6,000-7,000 healthcare workers across Oregon and Southwest Washington, with primary bargaining units at Kaiser Permanente (3,500-4,000 nurses and professionals), PeaceHealth (1,700+ across Sacred Heart, St. John, and Southwest, plus 260 newly organized professionals), LabCorp at Legacy Health facilities (435+ lab professionals), Legacy Meridian Park (150+ techs), St. Charles Medical Center (200 techs), and Mid-Columbia Medical Center (75 employees). The union's core product is collective representation: contract negotiation, grievance handling, contract specialists, professional development, member benefits (pet insurance, hearing, ID protection), and political advocacy through its Political Education and Action Committee (PEAC). Its business model is subscription-recurring: OFNHP collects per-member dues from represented workers and remits a portion to AFT national. Growth is driven through NLRB-certified organizing campaigns, worksite-level steward networks, and high-participation strike authorization votes; the union is currently engaged in national bargaining with Kaiser Permanente as part of the 60,000-member Alliance of Healthcare Unions (AHCU). The organization runs a lean operation with approximately 8 staff, supported by elected officers, stewards, and bargaining-unit leadership.

Name

OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LOCAL 5017

Legal name

Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals

Website

https://ofnhp.aft.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OFNHP Local 5017 is a Portland-based AFT-affiliated labor union representing roughly 6,000-7,000 nurses, technicians, and healthcare professionals across Oregon and Southwest Washington at Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth, LabCorp, Legacy Health, St. Charles, and Mid-Columbia, funded through membership dues.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: OFNHP generates revenue through membership dues paid by healthcare workers across its bargaining units at Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth, St. Charles, LabCorp, Legacy Health, and other facilities throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

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Core offering

OFNHP Local 5017 is a labor union that provides collective bargaining representation, grievance handling, contract negotiation, and workplace advocacy for nurses, technicians, lab professionals, and healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth, St. Charles, Legacy Health, LabCorp, and Mid-Columbia Medical Center across Oregon and Southwest Washington. The union offers member benefits programs, professional development and steward training, political action through PEAC, and strike support resources.

Product overview

The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP) Local 5017 is a labor union providing collective representation and advocacy services for healthcare workers. The organization offers a suite of membership services including union representation for collective bargaining, grievance handling, and workplace advocacy; member benefits programs with partner discounts; professional development and training resources; contract specialist support; political education and action campaigns; and strike support resources. The union represents workers across multiple healthcare facilities including Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth, LabCorp, St. Charles Medical Center, Legacy Health, and Mid-Columbia Medical Center across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

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Products and services

• Union Representation Services Core membership service providing collective bargaining, grievance filing, contract negotiations, and workplace advocacy for healthcare workers including nurses, technicians, lab professionals, and other professionals across Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth, St. Charles, Legacy Health, LabCorp, and Mid-Columbia Medical Center in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
• Member Benefits Program Discounted and exclusive benefits for OFNHP members including pet insurance, hearing benefits, and identity protection services offered through Union Plus and partner programs.
• Professional Development and Steward Training Educational resources, training programs, and professional development opportunities for healthcare workers including steward training, action medic certification, and the "Direct Action, Direct Care" First Aid workshop providing 2-year First Aid Certification.
• Contract Specialist Support Expert assistance with collective bargaining agreement negotiations, contract interpretation, and labor agreement support services provided by OFNHP contract specialists for bargaining unit teams.
• Political Education and Action Committee (PEAC) Member-run political program providing political endorsement process, voter education, legislative advocacy, and political action campaigns supporting pro-healthcare and pro-labor candidates at the state and national level.
• Strike Support and Action Resources Strike fund management, picket coordination, strike FAQ resources, hardship fund assistance, and organizing support during labor actions including the 2021 St. Charles Techs eleven-day strike and the 2023 PeaceHealth five-day ULP strike.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% strike authorization vote with 92% member participation at Kaiser Permanente
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Alliance of Healthcare Unions (AHCU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOFNHP is part of the 60,000-member Alliance of Healthcare Unions currently in national bargaining with Kaiser Permanente. The alliance includes UNAC/UHCP, UFCW, Steelworkers, Teamsters, KPNAA (Nurse Anesthetists), Operating Engineers, and ILWU. OFNHP withdrew from the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions in March 2018 to form this new alliance.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOFNHP is a local affiliate of AFT Nurses and Health Professionals, which represents 1.7 million workers nationally. AFT President Randi Weingarten provides national support, resources, and strategic direction for healthcare organizing campaigns.
• Oregon AFL-CIOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFL-CIO President Graham Trainor participates in OFNHP events and rallies, showing solidarity between OFNHP and the broader labor movement in Oregon.
• Jobs With JusticesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity activist organization that participates in OFNHP rallies and healthcare justice campaigns, providing grassroots organizing support.
• Oregon Nurses Association (ONA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide affiliate of ANA and professional nursing association. OFNHP members participate in ONA Cabinet on Health Policy. Both unions collaborated on the Health Care Without Fear Act passed in Oregon.
• American Nurses Association (ANA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOFNHP participates in ANA lobbying events at U.S. Capitol. Members contribute to ANA legislative priorities including restricting mandatory overtime and supporting the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act.
• Oregon State Nurses AssociationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare workers shared experiences about ICE agents in hospitals and collaborated to pass the Health Care Without Fear Act, modeled after California law.
• Democratic Socialists of AmericasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion activists participate in joint events with DSA, which provides organizing support and community outreach for healthcare justice campaigns.
• Portland Jobs With JusticesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion leaders participate in joint events with Portland Jobs With Justice, which provides community organizing support and coalition building for labor campaigns.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Nurses United: The largest U.S. nurses' union with national scope, including California Nurses Association and other state affiliates. Competes with OFNHP for high-profile organizing and national policy influence despite different geographic focus.
• California Nurses Association: Large statewide nurses union affiliated with National Nurses United, representing tens of thousands of California RNs. Comparable in mission and bargaining scope to OFNHP's Kaiser Permanente representation but at much larger scale.
• AFT Nurses and Health Professionals: The national division of OFNHP's parent AFT, representing 1.7 million healthcare workers nationally. Provides the organizing infrastructure, branding, and political reach that OFNHP operates as a local chapter of.

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Nurses Association: Statewide RN union and labor organization that, like OFNHP, leads safe-staffing ballot campaigns and collective bargaining. Directly comparable in advocacy focus on patient care standards and nurse-to-patient ratios.
• Hawaii Nurses and Health Professionals: AFT-affiliated healthcare union in Hawaii that, like OFNHP, was built through aggressive organizing of new bargaining units. Most directly comparable peer in AFT's healthcare professional organizing playbook.
• UNAC/UHCP: United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, a fellow Alliance of Healthcare Unions member union representing Kaiser Permanente workers. Directly comparable bargaining counterpart in joint national Kaiser negotiations.
• Washington State Nurses Association: Statewide nursing union representing Washington RNs and healthcare professionals, operating in OFNHP's adjacent Southwest Washington geography. Comparable collective bargaining model and shared campaign labor framework.
• Oregon Nurses Association: Oregon's statewide professional nursing association and ANA affiliate that overlaps with OFNHP in representing Oregon nurses. Both unions collaborate on advocacy (e.g., Health Care Without Fear Act) and shared Cabinet on Health Policy participation.
• SEIU Healthcare 1199NW: Pacific Northwest healthcare union representing hospital, clinic, and home care workers across Oregon and Washington. Directly competes with OFNHP for the same employee bargaining units at overlapping healthcare systems.
• Northwest Medicine United: AFT-affiliated union representing physicians and advanced practice providers across the Pacific Northwest. Sister AFT healthcare union with shared organizing model and overlapping employer relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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