“Cooling-off period” ended at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, December 26, opening the door for a 10-day strike notice

December 27, 2024 (Portland, Ore.) – The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Providence Health & Services continues federal mediator facilitated discussion, but still no deal has been reached. While no strike notice has been sent, ONA members are free to send the 10-day notice to strike at any time in what would be the largest healthcare strike in Oregon history and the first doctors strike in Oregon history.

Nearly 5,000 frontline caregivers at 8 hospitals and 6 clinics across Oregon are eager to see meaningful movement from their employer at the bargaining table but are ready to strike if Providence continues its long history of failing to respond to caregivers’ serious concerns about staffing, patient safety, and health insurance.

If a strike notice is sent, ONA will remain 100% committed to bargaining for a fair contract during a 10-day strike notice period and during a strike. Historically, Providence has been the only hospital system in Oregon that refuses to bargain once a 10-day notice is sent and during a strike. Our hope is that Providence executives have the same commitment to solving this at the bargaining table as ONA members. If Providence again refuses to bargain with its employees during a 10-day strike notice period or during a strike, there will be no chance of averting the strike.

Providence’s recent statement that a strike notice would be “premature” flies in the face of the fact that many of its caregivers have been waiting for months for their employer to come to the table with a fair offer.

Some ONA-represented members have been working without a contract for upwards of 15 months. Specifics on the facilities, number of represented members, and their recent bargaining history is as follows:

Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River, OR

• 140 RNs
• Working without a contract since March 31, 2024
• Participated in the June 2024 RN strike
• Bargaining since December 2023
  

Providence Medford Medical Center, Medford, OR

• 380 RNs
• Working without a contract since March 24, 2024
• Participated in the June 2024 RN Strike
• Bargaining since January 2024
  

Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Milwaukie, OR

• 250 RNs
• Working without a contract since May 31, 2024
• Participated in the June 2024 RN Strike
• Bargaining since April 2024
  

Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, OR

• 220 RNs  
• Working without a contract since December 31, 2023
• Participated in the June 2024 RN Strike
• Bargaining since October 2023
  

Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR

• 1510 RNs
• Contract expires on December 31, 2024
• Went on strike in June of 2023
• Bargaining since September 2024
  

Providence Seaside Hospital, Seaside, OR

• 115 RNs
• Contract expires on December 31, 2024
• Went on strike in June of 2023 
• Bargaining since October 2024
  

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR

• 1,875 RNs
• Working without a contract since Dec. 31, 2023
• Participated in the June 2024 strike
• Bargaining since October 2023 
  
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• 70 doctors and advanced practice providers
• Won their union in August 2023, currently working on their first contract
• Bargaining since January 2024
  

Providence Women’s Clinic - Milwaukie, Portland, East Portland, Lake Oswego, Hillsboro, Beaverton

• Two bargaining units made up of 80 doctors, clinic nurses, certified midwives, and nurse practitioners
• Won their union in May 2023, currently working on their first contract
• Bargaining since November 2023
  

Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, OR

• 340 RNs
• Working without a contract since December 31, 2023
• Participated in the June 2024 strike
• Bargaining since October 2023
  

Community members who want to support these frontline caregivers can visit oregonrn.org/patientsbeforeprofits to learn more about the ongoing negotiations and stay informed about potential next steps, including details of any strike action