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Weekly Digest · June 6–12, 2026

Week of June 6–12: five salary guides, nine news stories, and a national staffing lawsuit that's using ADO forms as court exhibits. Here's what mattered.

TOP GUIDES THIS WEEK
Salary Guide · Oregon
Nurse Salary in Oregon 2026: RN, NP, CRNA & Travel Nurse Pay Guide
$123,140/yr — 21% above national. HB 2697 mandatory ratios, ONA, NOT NLC compact. OHSU contract expires June 30.
Salary Guide · Kentucky
Nurse Salary in Kentucky 2026: RN, NP, CRNA & Travel Nurse Pay Guide
$86,140/yr — 15% below national. Restricted NP scope, CRNA $216K, Appalachian travel demand year-round.
Salary Guide · Louisiana
Nurse Salary in Louisiana 2026: RN, NP, CRNA & Travel Nurse Pay Guide
$84,190/yr. NP full practice authority since 2025. CRNA $233K. Hurricane-cycle travel surge explained.
Salary Guide · Alabama
Nurse Salary in Alabama 2026: RN, NP, CRNA & Travel Nurse Pay Guide
$77,020/yr. Lowest in the region. ICU nurses hit a 41.6% premium over baseline. NP FPA new in 2025.
Salary Guide · South Carolina
Nurse Salary in South Carolina 2026: RN, NP, CRNA & Travel Nurse Pay Guide
$87,670/yr. NP FPA new in 2025. MUSC, Prisma Health, Charleston vs. Greenville.
TOP NEWS THIS WEEK
St. Joseph Joliet Nurses Sue Ascension & Prime — 550 RNs Became 250
Class-action, June 8. ADO forms ignored for years. Illinois Nurse Staffing Act cited.
OHSU Nurses' Contract Expires June 30 — 3,200 ONA Members Bargaining
18 days to deadline. Providence pattern and HB 2697 frame the 2026 cycle.
Chicago's Saint Mary Nurses Strike June 11 — Prime Fired 6 Organizers
24-hour ULP strike. NNOC/NNU NLRB charge filed. Union election pending.
ANA Endorses Nursing Professional Degree Act — DOE Loan Cap Hits July 1
$20,500/yr cap on grad nursing loans vs $100K+ for law/med. Preliminary injunction pending.
Virtua Mount Holly Strike Delayed to June 23 After Progress at the Table
850 HPAE nurses. Virtua posted $676M profit in 2025. New deadline: June 23.
THIS WEEK'S STATE SALARY SNAPSHOT (BLS May 2025)
StateRN Meanvs. National
Oregon$123,140+21.4%
Kentucky$86,140−15%
Louisiana$84,190−17%
South Carolina$87,670−13.6%
Alabama$77,020−24%

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