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UNION DEMOCRACY
Nurses union changes leadership
Members of Oregon Federation since 2017, says she’s taking time
of Nurses and Health Profession- to consider what’s next, whether
als (OFNHP) elected a new set of going to work elsewhere in the la-
leaders in a pair of vote-by-mail bor movement or returning to
elections tallied March 27 and work as an RN at Kaiser Sunny-
April 23. Incumbent president side. Enghouse remains one of
Adrienne Enghouse drew four 24 delegates OFNHP sends to
meetings and con-
challengers in the initial
ventions of Ameri-
vote, and came in third
can Federation of
place. In the runoff be-
Teachers (AFT).
tween the top two vote-
OFNHP is AFT Lo-
getters, Jodi Barschow
cal 5017, while sister
outpolled Misty Richards
724 to 645. Runoffs were
union Oregon Nurses
also held for vice presi-
Association is AFT
dent and Kaiser RN vice
Local 5905.
chair.
Barschow and the
The 5,400-member Kaiser pediatric RN other officers began
union represents regis- Jodi Barschow is two-year terms April
tered nurses and medical the newly installed 24. She and the
technologists at Kaiser president of 5,400- newly elected slate
Permanente in Oregon, member OFNHP.
will work to develop
plus medical technologists at a more unified board, develop
PeaceHealth hospitals in Vancou- rank-and-file leaders, and grow
ver, Longview and Springfield.
the union. With the position of
Barschow was the head of a staff director vacant, Barschow
reform caucus slate called will be responsible for overseeing
STAnD UP (Supporting Trans- the union’s 17 staff.
parency And Democratic Union
Also elected were:
Power), and all four members of ■ Vice President Jeffrey Markovics
the slate were elected to the ■ Secretary Rhea Hindemit
union’s top four offices. Voter ■ Treasurer Debbie Frazier
turnout was more than double ■ Kaiser RN Chair Joshua Holt, Vice Chairs
usual.
Mindy Schiebler and Sherri Boesen
A pediatric nurse at Kaiser’s
Mt. Scott clinic, Barschow been ■ Kaiser Lab Pros Chair Shirlee Morehouse
a Kaiser employee 12 years, and ■ Kaiser Professional Chair Sarina Roher
got involved in the union four ■ Kaiser RDH Chair Shari Brown
years ago, first as a union stew- ■ Kaiser Tech Chair Krista Lehan, Vice
ard, and later a member of the
Chair Jennifer Burton
union bargaining team and Kaiser ■ PeaceHealth Southwest Washington
RN vice chair. She took a two-
Tech Chair Eric Quinn
year leave to serve as a full-time ■ PeaceHealth Southwest Washington
rank-and-file union representa-
Service and Maintenance Chair Jodi
tive, helping stewards enforce the
Atteberry, Vice Chair Mindi Tracy Tindall
union contract.
■ Sacred Heart Tech Chair Laurie Heppel
Enghouse, OFNHP president