The largest health care worker strike in state history remains underway as thousands of Providence nurses and some doctors have walked out of Oregon hospitals, demanding more staff and better compensation. 4,000 nurses from all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon have joined the strike, as well as 150 physicians and advanced practitioners who have unionized with the American Federation of Teachers. According to new reporting from Abe Asher, union and hospital management are set to return to the bargaining table in hopes of ending the strike.
It’s clear in Asher’s story that the nurses and doctors have really been put through it the last few years, and are absolutely not being compensated enough for their massive workloads and the traumatic situations they endure on a daily basis. Without adequate pay, the hospitals will continue to be short-staffed, and the cycle continues.
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