The Oregon Nurses Association said that roughly 1,800 union nurses and clinicians are covered by the strike authorization.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses and other clinicians at three Providence medical facilities have voted to authorize a strike, the Oregon Nurses Association announced Monday morning. The authorization covers about 1,800 medical staff across the three locations.
ONA said that votes at Providence Portland, Providence Seaside and Providence Home Health and Hospice were “near unanimous” for authorizing a strike. Voting closed at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The union must give Providence a 10-day notice before calling a strike in order to give the health system time to
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