Tag Archives: Strikes

Citing ‘unlawful lockout,’ Oregon nurses will continue to picket Providence hospitals

Providence will keep the temporary nurses through Sunday, saying staff nurses only need to report for work if they are contacted. Oregon nurses accuse Providence of breaking the law and not allowing them to work immediately when the strike ends. The planned extension of picketing marks another turn in a bitter labor dispute and the […]
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Providence nurses extend strike at Oregon hospitals

More than 3,000 nurses at six Providence hospitals across Oregon announced Thursday that they’ll continue picketing this week, despite reaching the end of a planned, three-day strike. Source: Providence nurses extend strike at Oregon hospitals – OPB

Nurses at 6 Providence hospitals start a 3-day strike Tuesday. Here’s what it means for patients

Providence nurses at six Oregon hospitals will strike for three days starting Tuesday after months of negotiations and what nurses say have been years of understaffing and uncompetitive pay and benefits. Providence Health & Services will hire temporary workers to operate the locations during the strike. The hospital chain said patients will still be able […]
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Nurses at six Providence locations set to strike Tuesday, June 18

Nurses at six Providence hospitals are set to strike for three days starting Tuesday, June 18. More than 3,000 nurses are scheduled to strike at Providence Milwaukie Hospital; Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City; Providence Newberg Medical Center; Providence St. Vincent in Washington County; Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital; and Providence Medford Medical […]
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Oregon hospitals mired in financial losses

Oregon is on the verge of what very well could be the largest nurses strike in state history, as roughly 3,000 Providence health care staff represented by the Oregon Nurses Association prepare to walk off the job for three days. It’s the latest of a series of scraps between Oregon hospital systems, labor unions and […]
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Providence, nurses union trade new barbs ahead of strike at six hospitals

As 3,000 nurses prepare to go on strike Tuesday, Providence has accused the Oregon Nurses Association of endangering patients by trying to cut hospitals off from supplies and temporary workers. The nurses union shot back, claiming the hospital system is “hollowing out the Oregon healthcare system.” Each side launched their broadsides Friday afternoon as part […]
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At issue in Providence nurses’ strike: Oregon’s hospital staffing law

More than 3,000 nurses at six Providence hospitals across the state are set to go on strike for three days next week. In an unusual turn of events, they’re striking in part over the rollout of a law that was hailed just two years ago as a major win for the nurses union and the […]
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‘We will shame them:’ Providence, nurses vie for public’s strike support

More than 850 patient beds will be staffed by nurse temps as the health system’s leadership and the Oregon Nurses Association battle for an edge in contract negotiations. The two sides’ dueling messages reflect a pattern that has become familiar to Oregonians as unions representing health care workers have increasingly sought better wages and working […]
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Providence hospital nurses prepare to strike across Oregon

More than 3,000 nurses in six Providence hospitals could participate in the three-day strike, which is due to start in a week. In a week, thousands of nurses at six Providence hospitals in Oregon will go on a three-day strike that could be the largest in the state’s history. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents […]
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Class size, workload among sticking points as Salem-Keizer district, union submit ‘best and final’ offers

The next mediation session is scheduled for Feb. 29. If negotiations reach the point of a strike, it likely wouldn’t happen until early April. After 10 months of bargaining and an impasse declaration last week, Salem-Keizer Public Schools and the Salem Keizer Education Association have each submitted their best and final offers as the latest […]
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