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Thousands of Providence workers walk out in state’s 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.
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.
Oregon faces largest health workers strike in history: What you need to know
Here's what you need to know about the strike of nearly 5,000 health care workers, including doctors and nurses.
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.
5,000 Providence healthcare workers in Oregon intend to go on strike this Friday
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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 hours away from largest health care strike in state history
Nearly 5,000 doctors and nurses at several Providence hospitals and clinics are set to hit the picket lines Friday in what could be the largest health care work
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.
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.
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