St. Charles Health System, Inc. v. Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Local 5017, AFT, AFL-CIO

6:21-cv-00304

December 16, 2021
Davis Wright, Partner Sanctioned $40K For 'Bad Faith' Filings

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and a veteran labor law partner who represented an Oregon hospital seeking to stop a nurses' union strike owe more than $40,000 in sanctions, a federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the attorney filed a complaint and injunction motion "in bad faith for an improper purpose."
May 20, 2021
Davis Wright Looks To Slip Sanctions In Strike Suit

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP attorneys representing an Oregon hospital have asked a federal judge to reject a nurses union's request to sanction them for seeking an injunction to stop a March strike, saying they did not try to mislead the court into issuing an order exceeding its authority.
March 03, 2021
Ore. Judge Rejects Hospital's Bid To Block Technicians' Strike

An Oregon hospital cannot block medical technicians from going on strike this Thursday over the hospital's alleged unwillingness to negotiate over an initial collective bargaining agreement, a federal judge ruled, finding he did not have authority to grant an injunction to halt the action.
February 26, 2021
Hospital Says Health Workers' Union Set Illegal Date For Strike

St. Charles Health System Inc. has filed a suit to stop roughly 150 newly unionized technical caregivers from going on strike on March 4, arguing that the action is illegal and would harm the general public by potentially disrupting medical care and vaccine administration.