Thousands of Providence nurses striking this week at six hospitals

The strike was called by the Oregon Nurses Association, which represents more than 3,000 nurses at the six hospitals.

Thousands of nurses at six Providence hospitals in Oregon walked off the job this week, embarking on a three-day strike that’s the largest of its type in the state’s history.

By 6 a.m. Tuesday, hundreds of nurses lined the picket lines at hospitals stretching from Medford to Portland. The strike comes amid stalled contract negotiations between the Oregon Nurses Association, which represents more than 3,000 nurses at the six hospitals, and Providence Health & Services, a nonprofit, Oregon’s dominant hospital group and the largest Portland-area employer.

Source: Thousands of Providence nurses striking  this week at six hospitals  • Oregon Capital Chronicle