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‘We will shame them:’ Providence, nurses vie for public's strike support

More than 850 patient beds will be staffed by nurse temps as the health system's leadership and the Oregon Nurses Association battle for an edge in contract negotiations
June 11, 2024
 
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people hold signs along a street as cars pass by, one sign says 'people not profits'
Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center last year in a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
This article has been expanded to incorporate additional reporting.

The planned three-day strike by nurses at