More than 1,800 Providence health system nurses and home health workers ended their weeklong strike at 5 p.m. Friday. It was the first major health care worker work stoppage in Portland in more than 20 years. But it may not be the last. Experts say nurses unions across the country have been more willing to […]
KGW: Providence violated Oregon law by bringing in ‘professional strikebreakers,’ union says
PORTLAND, Ore. — As a five-day healthcare worker strike at three Providence Health facilities in Oregon came to a close on Friday, the nurses union and hospital administrators traded barbs over an accusation that Providence violated state law. The Oregon Nurses Association put out an embargoed statement slated for release at 5 p.m. on Friday. […]
We the People: Nurses’ Strike
On We the People for June 21, Jason Houk talks with Gabriel Erbs, labor organizer with Oregon Nurses Association. about Providence Nurses Strike. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202306210900
KATU: Nearly 1,800 Providence nurses, clinicians on strike, picketing 3 Oregon locations starting Monday
Nearly 1,800 Providence nurses and clinicians are on strike amid ongoing negotiations with the hospital system over a new contract, the union representing the hospital workers said Sunday night. The Oregon Nurses Association said that after a week of “unwillingness from Providence to return to the bargaining table,” the nursing staff at Providence Portland, Providence […]
KOIN News 6: Strike! 1800 nurses walk out at Providence hospitals
Strike by 1800 nurses expected to last 5 days PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — About 1800 Oregon nurses went on strike at Providence Portland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital and Providence Home Health and Hospice at 5:30 a.m. Monday. Providence officials prepared for the planned 5-day strike by nurses by securing a “replacement workforce” to take […]
OPB: Providence nurses strike expected to begin Monday
About 1,800 Providence nurses in Portland and Seaside plan to strike next week. Nurses say they need better pay, more paid time off and improved working conditions. If the strike happens as both sides are expecting, it will last five days and will impact the operations of two hospitals and Providence’s home health and hospice […]
RV Times: Asante technical workers vote to unionize while ancillary workers caught in limbo
MEDFORD, Ore. – A vote to unionize over a thousand Asante Rogue Regional employees wrapped up Friday night. The two organizations looking to unionize workers are SEIU Local 49, representing over 1,100 front-line employees. They work in departments like intensive care and medical oncology and say they are asking for better working conditions and wages. […]
Here’s How You Can Support the Strike at Providence
From the Oregon AFL-CIO: The Oregon Nurses Association and Providence facilities (ProvidencePortland Medical Center, Providence Seaside Hospital and Providence HomeHealth and Hospice) are in intense negotiations which may result in astrike starting Monday, June 19. The potential strike actions are beingundertaken in all seriousness by nurses and clinicians. The OregonNurses Association’s members are working together […]
Medford Earmarks $586,350 to Buy Small Duplexes for Homeless Campground
During a recent City Council meeting, Councilors gave their approval for the acquisition of 30 duplex units, which are set to be installed at the new Urban Campground now known as “The Crossings”. The decision came after careful consideration of various factors aimed at providing a sustainable and cost-effective solution for the community. In a […]
Us as we are on Youtube
From the Us As We Are team: “In this video, we engage with a young unhoused family in Ashland, OR, and discuss the challenges and complexities of their situation. Through this lens, we also ponder the idea of “self-governing habitation zones,” or “village models” – alternative housing/shelter concepts where the inhabitance of a shelter or […]