1,800 nurses warn of strike starting June 19 at Providence Portland, two other facilities

The five-day strike is planned to begin June 19. Providence says it will not bargain with the union while the strike is pending or in progress.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 1,800 nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center and two other Providence facilities will stage a five-day strike starting June 19 unless progress is made in contract bargaining, the Oregon Nurses Association announced Friday.

Providence told KGW on Friday that it will not bargain with the union while the strike is pending or in progress, but will resume bargaining after the strike ends.

The official warning comes just a few days after the nurses at

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