Thousands of Providence workers begin largest health care strike in Oregon history
The largest health care strike in Oregon history began early Friday at Providence across the state, as roughly 5,000 frontline health professionals walked off the job. The strike — which includes mostly nurses and 150 doctors and advanced practitioners in addition to thousands of nurses — spans Providence’s eight hospitals in the state.
5,000 Providence nurses, doctors and others striking Friday at all Providence hospitals
Nearly 5,000 nurses, doctors and other health workers at Providence Health & Services hospitals and clinics in Oregon are walking off their jobs beginning 6 a.m. Friday. It is set to be the largest strike by health workers in the state’s history — and the first involving a union representing doctors.
The Providence health care strike, explained
Close to 5,000 Providence nurses and about 150 doctors, midwives and advanced practice providers went on strike indefinitely starting Friday morning.
Thousands of Providence Health Workers Strike in Oregon
Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health began a strike Friday morning, picketing all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, after months of contract negotiations between the health system and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union,
Portland-area Providence strike begins: Nearly 5,000 health care workers, including doctors and nurses, hit picket lines
A long-anticipated health care workers strike began early Friday morning across 14 Providence facilities after Providence Health and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations.
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and doctors begin strike
Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians and other caregivers from eight Providence hospitals and six Providence clinics began an open-ended strike at 6 a.m. Friday. “This is truly a historic event,” Oregon Nurses Association Executive Director Anne Tan Piazza said at a Thursday new conference.
Providence Medford nurses set to begin strike with nurses around Oregon
Oregon’s Providence hospitals and nearly 5,000 of its workers have yet to agree on terms to bump wages and address staffing shortages. That means the largest health care strike in the state’s history will begin Friday morning.
Oregon nurses, doctors speak ahead of planned Providence strike
With concern growing over hospital care as a Friday strike looms at Providence Hospitals, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association will hold a press conference to update the public on their preparations.
5,000 Providence nurses and doctors in Oregon join largest strike in state history
Thousands of Providence health care workers are striking this morning in the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Here's why.
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