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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Providence St. Vincent Nurses Vote To Authorize Strike

The potential walkout at the Portland hospital would be the first nurses’ strike for Providence Health & Services, the largest provider in Oregon.
May 5, 2022
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KAISER NURSES AND SUPPORTERS AT AN OCTOBER RALLY./TIM TRAUTMAN/OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Kaiser Permanente Reaches Deal With Workers

The tentative agreement was reached Saturday morning between unions and the health care company, averting a strike.
Nov 16, 2021
The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals held a rally on Sept. 28 to urge support for what the union calls safe staffing. | TIM TRAUTMANN/OPB

3,400 Kaiser Permanente Nurses Set To Strike Nov. 15 If Agreement Not Reached

Nurses and other health professionals at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and Southwest Washington plan to strike, joining what could become a national work stoppage by nurses working for the health care giant.
Nov 9, 2021
The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals held a rally on Sept. 28 to urge support for what the union calls safe staffing. | TIM TRAUTMANN/OPB

Possible Kaiser Permanente Strike Is One Step Closer

Wage increases, a new wage structure that would pay newer staff less and and staff-to-patient ratios are sticking points in contract negotiations.
Oct 12, 2021
KAISER PERMANENTE SUNNYSIDE MEDICAL CENTER IN CLACKAMAS./M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Kaiser Permanente Health Workers Authorize Possible Strike

Nurses and other professional health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and southwest Washington voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike.
Oct 11, 2021
WORKERS STRIKE TUESDAY, OCT. 5, 2021 AT THE MCKENZIE-WILLAMETTE MEDICAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD./CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

McKenzie-Willamette Workers Stage Two-Day Strike

SEIU Local 49 members protest move by Springfield hospital to outsource about 100 jobs to a Texas-based staffing company.
Oct 5, 2021
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A large group of people wearing purple shirts and holding labor union signs stand in front of Kaiser building.
DOZENS OF HEALTH WORKERS RALLIED OUTSIDE KAISER PERMANENTE'S CASCADE PARK CAMPUS IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, IN SUPPORT OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW CONTRACT TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019./MOLLY SOLOMON/OPB

Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Vote To Authorize Strike In Oregon

The roughly 3,000 skilled health care workers represented by Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals have been in contract negotiations since April.
Oct 5, 2021
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