We are asking to be on par with the local community so we can recruit and retain more physicians. But they don't have a lot of incentive to do that.
This year, the striking workers include around 150 physicians and advanced practitioners from Providence St. Vincent and Providence Women's Clinics who have formed unions under the umbrella of the American Federation of Teachers.
To keep its facilities open while the strike continues, Providence has hired around 2,000 replacement nurses. But operations during the strike will not be 'business as usual'.
According to the Oregon Nurses Association, some 4,000 nurses have joined the strike from all eight Providence hospitals across the state, including several facilities in the Portland area.
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