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.
Gov. Kotek criticizes Providence over the largest strike of health care workers in state history
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and other professionals walked off their jobs Friday in the largest such strike in state history.
Providence nurses, doctors hit picket lines in the largest health care worker strike in state history
Some Providence nurses and physicians represented by the Oregon Nurses Association walked out to strike for better wages and staffing to improve patient care.
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,
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.
Providence strike begins as some doctors and nurses hit the picket lines
The walkout of 5,000 health care workers, including some doctors and nurses, marks the largest strike of its kind in Oregon history, according to the union.
Providence nurses, doctors begin open-ended strike Friday morning
Thousands of nurses at eight Providence hospitals are on strike Friday morning, and for the first time in Oregon history, they are being joined by some doctors as well. Read online:
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.
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and doctors begin strike
Nearly 5,000 frontline workers who are taking this action are fired up, ready to go, committed and angry,” she said. “Our members are angry because Providence has systemati
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