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The CPR for Oregon Nurses Slate is the most accomplished group of elected bargaining unit leaders in ONA, who’ve directly led many of our union’s most successful contract campaigns since the pandemic. Our Leaders’ wins include the lead table in the largest healthcare strike in Oregon history, the highest wages and staffing standards at the biggest health systems in Oregon for caregivers who passed strike votes in units as large as 4,000 workers and as small as 150 members in towns like Seaside. Our commitment is to use our experience as member leaders, who led historic wins in units large and small, to support democratic and transparent efforts for members across the entire state of Oregon, as we take on the threat of healthcare funding cuts.

Our slate includes OHSU officers who won the highest wages in Oregon history and best staffing standards. Providence member leaders who held the line as the lead table and CAT Coordinators for the largest healthcare strike in Oregon history, and secured the highest wages in Oregon for a small hospital in Providence Seaside. Samaritan Health officers who secured huge market increases for smaller hospitals in Lebanon, Albany, and Newport, and aided in unprecedented success in overturning plans to close hospital units in the Willamette Valley’s Samaritan Health System.

We built member power through transparent democratic decision-making, coordinated power building, and are committed to using that experience to improve standards and fight cuts for our entire union!

endorsements

Elisa Youngman OHSU RN, BSN, CCRN she/her:

“I’m proud to support the CPR candidates for the ONA Board of Directors and Cabinets. My name is Elisa Youngman. I am an ONA nurse at OHSU and former chair of the ONA nurses at OHSU (AURN). I joined the CPR caucus because its members envision a union that embraces the views and needs of the professionals doing the work. The members of CPR have created movements within their own bargaining units that abandon the service model that was designed to allow capitalism to continue to exploit workers. These candidates have inspired member-led action into big wins that have attracted 2,906 new members and healthcare workers across the nation to move to Oregon because of the working conditions and ONA CBAs. Every win is because members took action & stood together in solidarity.

I want leaders who inspire & empower members, not ask them to be quiet.

I want leaders who hear their members and take their resolutions seriously.

I want leaders whose actions speak louder than words.

And I want leaders who stand by their word with integrity and accountability.

Something I learned long ago as a nurse, is that healthcare is a team sport and we literally can’t do it alone. It also can only be done by humans - AI cannot replace our critical thinking or our compassion. That’s the foundation of this group of caregivers. CPR is a team who united with a common vision that our union and ONA can be better if we break through the status quo and start being our own hero. We envision an ONA where we foster the growth of future leaders and unite to create change. Because WE ALL ARE THE UNION…not a small group that has been hoarding knowledge for years to stay in power, not the people with executive in their title, and not the health systems who exploit us. ONA IS the members, so join me in voting down the ballot for the CPR slate so we can make Oregon caregiving even better. We are CPR and we are ONA!”

Julianna Harder PT, Advanced Competency in Home Health, Executive Member at Large for the PHHH Benedictine Bargaining Unit endorses CPR!

“My name is Julianna Harder, and I’m a physical therapist with 36 years of experience working in a wide range of care settings. I am proud to support the CAUCUS for POWERFUL REFORM (CPR) candidates because they reflect the kind of inclusive, member-driven union leadership that healthcare workers across all disciplines need right now.

What drew me to CPR is their commitment to real inclusion and action — not just words. CPR candidates consistently advocate for all healthcare workers, not only nurses or hospital-based staff. They understand that patient care happens in many settings and requires collaboration across professions.

One of the clearest examples of this leadership is CPR’s role in passing workplace violence legislation that explicitly includes multidisciplinary and non-hospital care settings. CPR leaders fought to ensure protections applied not just to one profession or workplace, but to everyone providing care — including home health and hospice workers.

CPR candidates were also instrumental in advancing legislation that added multiple disciplines to the prohibition on “pay-per-visit” compensation models. This matters deeply to me as a physical therapist. Pay-per-visit has been shown to worsen patient outcomes, increase burnout, and undermine ethical care. CPR understood that this issue affects many disciplines — not just one — and took meaningful action to protect both patients and providers.

My support for CPR comes from watching their leaders do the hard work: listening to members, coordinating across units, and fighting for legislation and contracts that reflect the reality of modern healthcare. They recognize that we are more than numbers or dues — we are skilled professionals who deserve a union that represents us fully.

I believe CPR offers the inclusive, accountable, and forward-thinking leadership our union needs, and I am proud to stand with them.”

Leigh Warsing, PA (she/her); Michael Rott, PA (he/him); Caity Wilson, PA (she/her); Rob Brookshire, PA (he/him); Aurora Stevens, NP (she/her); and Megan Barckert, NP (she/her) Every individual member of the Legacy Downtown/Specialties APP Bargaining Team and CAT Chair personally endorses CPR!

“The PNW APP BT endorses CPR because we believe in bold, highly motivated, and transparent member leadership. New units deserve to feel supported and empowered at every step of their campaign. Solidarity among ONA units—along with strong relationships with other local unions—is the path forward for frontline workers and invested member leaders are what make that solidarity tangible. We encourage our members to be outspoken, brave, and fully engaged, and we believe CPR will foster that energy and culture for our APPs.”

Tyler McCarty RN, CEN, Chairperson of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center BU (he/they):

“I support CPR For Oregon Nurses because I support a union led by members, not executives. I support the caucus because I support putting members first. I support the reform because I support new leadership for a new era of healthcare, leaders that acknowledge the realities of the shape of things to come. I support CPR because I want leaders that fight for us AND with us.”

Kaleigh Roehl, RN, BC-RN, PPMC Staffing Committee Co-Chair, Executive Committee Chief Steward (she/her):

“I’m supporting CPR because I want to maximize worker power across the state of Oregon. As we take on the threat of healthcare funding cuts and continue facing reductions in staffing, I know voting for CPR is our best chance at continuing to protect our patients while we work on ensuring everyone has access to healthcare in Oregon. Hospital and ONA executives should never meet without members present, and the voices of rank and file members should always be prioritized. Democracy, transparency, and solidarity aren’t just buzzwords you can put into an AI generator; they are pillars of any healthy union, and I know CPR candidates will govern with them at the forefront of their minds. I will be voting for every CPR endorsed candidate on my ballot, and encourage you to do the same! Solidarity forever!”

Erin Piltz: St. V’s CAT leader, steward, and UBC chair peds surgical services

“Going through a surprise unit closure made it clear that we need a proactive plan to fight. Now is a time to reflect and think about how we want a democratic union, built by the members and run by those who listen to them.”

Kathryn Bailey, she/her BSN/RN, CAT Chair Legacy Emanuel:

“I’m Kathryn Bailey and I’m proud to endorse the Caucus for Powerful Reform for ONA Board of Directors. I’m a RN on the NeuroTrauma ICU at Emanuel Hospital. I’m so proud to have unionized with over 2200 Legacy RNs just under a year ago. I love being an ONA represented RN, and I want our union to be as powerful as possible. Because healthcare in Oregon needs us! Endorsing the CPR slate for ONA Board of Directors is an easy choice. Union power is new - and growing- across the Legacy system. CPR candidates and supporters have been in solidarity with us every step of the way. Their actions demonstrate that they will continue to fight for a more transparent and member- led union. We don’t have a contract yet, but I became an ONA member through their power in membership program in large part to vote for the CPR slate. Join me!”

LaDonna Robey, Nurse Practitioner, OHSU (she/her):

“I endorse CPR because I believe in returning to the grassroots principles of democracy, transparency, and fairness that have long been cornerstones of labor organizations. Unions were established to address severe power imbalances between employers and workers. As union members, we need to trust that our labor leaders support and uphold a strong, transparent, and democratic process for all members. We are already advocating firmly with our employer, and we cannot afford additional conflict or discord with the very labor leaders who are meant to represent us.”

Lisa Incognito RN, BSN (she/her):

“My name is Lisa Incognito and I have been an RN at OHSU since 2011. I am extremely excited to endorse the CPR slate and the values for which this reform caucus stands. The member leaders who are running on the CPR slate have shown time and again, both through words and actions, that their priorities are to grow worker power and representation across all bargaining units in ONA. They are unafraid to speak truth to power and stand in solidarity with others doing the same. They are the strongest advocates for equity and inclusion, constantly looking for ways to bring more people into ONA and helping folks find their unique way to engage in our union. They do this all while freely sharing their knowledge and experience along the way. I believe this is how we expand our power as union represented healthcare clinicians - through openness and inclusiveness with all members and earning trust with transparency. A strong union ensures that we all have the best chance of creating work environments where we are able to practice at the highest level in our professions and be most effective in advocating for each other, our patients and our communities. Join me in both voting for the CPR slate in this 2026 ONA statewide election and working in solidarity for a better future for healthcare in Oregon.”

Kathy Keane BSN, RN Chairperson for the PSVMC Nurses Bargaining Unit:

“I support the Caucus for Powerful Reform because I believe in member led unions. Having been the chairperson at the largest hospital involved in the largest strike in Oregon history, I know the importance and value of member voices. I believe in transparency and members being informed of actions that have effects on myself as well as my bargaining unit. During the strike, decisions in bargaining sessions that affected St V’s nurses were not made without member feedback. Union leadership is only trusted and functional when members are heard, listened to, and have input into issues that are on the table. As we look at impacts to our units due to federal changes, it is important now, more than ever, that we stand beside each other in support of strong member leaders.”

Nicole Ransbottom, MSN, AGACNP Providence Heart and Vascular Institute Bargaining Team (she/her):

“I support CPR because I believe in empowering leadership that is aligned with the people doing the day-to-day work. Leaders with their finger on the pulse of bargaining unit needs are best positioned to make thoughtful, effective decisions for everyone.”

Laura Bauer, RN, BSN, CEN; ED RN St. Charles Madras:

“I support CPR because I’ve seen firsthand how essential it is for decisions to be made by the union members who are actually living the experience. As an ER nurse who worked through the pandemic, I know the value of having advocates with real boots on the ground — people who understand what it feels like to show up every day for our patients and for each other. CPR represents a return to true member-led leadership, and that’s the kind of union I want fighting beside us.”

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