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The largest health care strike in Oregon history began early Friday at Providence facilities across the state, as roughly 5,000 frontline health professionals walked off the job.
In a letter Thursday addressed to all staff, Providence CEO Eric Wexler painted a sobering picture of Providence’s financial ...
Thousands of Providence nurses and some doctors are striking Friday in the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Citing dangerous working conditions due to staffing shortages at Providence ...
Tamara Jones-Childs, a registered nurse represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, wrote in support of the bill, sending a message while on Day 29 of the Providence strike. That strike has ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike, ending what the state nurses union has described as the ...
Nearly 5,000 nurses at all eight Providence hospitals across Oregon have returned to work after voting this week to approve new labor contracts, ending a 46-day strike. Striking nurses at Portland ...
At the time the strike ended, Providence stated that it was "pleased that union-represented RNs at all eight Oregon hospitals voted to approve new contracts and end their strikes." "We recognize ...
Oregon's unemployment rate has been steadily increasing over the last year. In March 2024, the unemployment rate was four-point-one percent. Last month, the unemployment rate was ...