Doctors at 2 Providence medical centers vote to authorize what could be Oregon’s first doctor’s strike

Health care workers voted to authorize their bargaining teams to call for a strike if necessary at Providence Women’s Clinic and Providence St. Vincent Hospital.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Doctors and other health care workers at two Providence medical centers in Portland voted to authorize a strike Wednesday in what could be Oregon’s first-ever doctor’s strike. 

Members voted to authorize their bargaining teams to call for a strike if necessary at Providence Women’s Clinic and Providence St. Vincent Hospital. A potential strike would include doctors, physician associates, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and clinic nurses.

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) said its members want competitive

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