US EditionNurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike
- Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts, ending over six weeks of strike, which was described as the largest health care strike in state history by the state nurses union.
- The approved deal includes immediate pay raises of up to 22% for hospital nurses, along with additional wage increases during the contract period.
- Nurses will receive automatic penalty pay for missed meal breaks, and patient acuity will be considered in staffing plans to improve workloads, according to the union.
- Hospital nurses will begin returning to work starting the night shift of Wednesday, according to the union.
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Strike ends as Providence nurses approve contracts
Nearly 5,000 nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association have "overwhelmingly" voted to ratify their contracts and to end the state's longest health care strike, a press release from the association said Monday.
Providence nurses across Oregon approve deal to end strike
After 46 days on strike, nurses at Providence hospitals across Oregon have approved a deal that will see them return to work.The nurses, who are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, began their indefinite strike in early January. The strike, which is one of the largest health care worker labor actions in state history, included thousands of nurses at all eight Providence hospitals in the state.In a statement, Providence officials said t…
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The IndependentNurses at Providence hospitals in Oregon approve new contracts, ending over 6 weeks of strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike, ending what the state nurses union has described as
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