Nurses at two Portland-area Providence hospitals launch strike vote

Nurses at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center and Providence Milwaukie Hospital will begin voting Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses at two Portland area Providence hospitals will begin holding strike votes on Monday. If passed, the votes will not automatically trigger a strike, but they will authorize the nurses’ bargaining teams to call a strike amid negotiations with Providence.

The votes involve 233 frontline nurses at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center and 239 frontline nurses at Providence Milwaukie Hospital, according to a press release from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), the union that represents the nurses.

The vote will continue until June 3. Nurses at

→ Continue reading at KGW TV

Related articles

Comments

Share article

Latest articles