Providence comes to deal with nurses and doctors to end 26-day strike

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Providence comes to deal with nurses and doctors to end 26-day strike

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Published on Feb 6, 2025, 1:03:49 PM
Total time: 00:09:04

Episode Description

The largest healthcare strike in Oregon history appears to be at an end. The unions representing most of the 5,000 Providence doctors and nurses who worked at eight different hospitals and six clinics around the state have now reached contract agreement. Union leaders say if members vote to approve the deal Thursday and Friday, they will end the strike and return to work immediately. We get the latest from OPB healthcare reporter Amelia Templeton.

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