State lawmakers express ongoing concern regarding nearly $1 million in unreported labor consultant spending; Oregon nurses union demands ‘real answers’
Asante CEO Tom Gessel declined to answer a half-dozen questions posted in a recent inquiry from two state legislators regarding over $1 million allegedly spent on so-called “anti-union” labor relations firms and said Southern Oregon’s largest healthcare provider has not been engaged with groups for “labor-related staff-level education” since 2023.
Oregon Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Portland, and Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Portland, submitted the inquiry Sept. 16, giving Gessel seven days to respond…