1,800 nurses are back at work at two Providence hospitals after a five-day strike. New dates are still being scheduled for contract bargaining talks to resume.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses at Providence hospitals in Portland and Seaside have returned to work following a five-day strike this week, but contract negotiations are still ongoing and representatives from Providence and the Oregon Nurses Association continue to trade barbs.
ONA members accused Providence on Friday of violating Oregon law by using “professional strikebreakers,” with union representatives calling on the Oregon Attorney General’s office to investigate Providence’s use of fill-in staff from U.S. Nursing Corporation.
Providence responded by
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