Providence, Nurses and health care strike

The demonstration involved nearly 5,000 nurses working at Providence hospitals represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, and was initially joined by other clinical workers including doctors.
Bargaining had been stalled for two weeks. 8 a.m. Monday — As nurses at eight Providence hospitals in Oregon enter their sixth week on strike, Portland elected officials are getting involved.
The school board in a western Oregon community whose residents are predominately Latino or Hispanic has voted down a resolution expressing public support for immigrant students.
Oregon’s safe-staffing law, promoted by the DSA, is entirely tailored to the needs of the for-profit healthcare system.
Providence and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) will return to the bargaining table this week as the historic nurses strike stretches into the sixth week. Nearly 5,000 unionized nurses from ...