Nurses on strike at eight Providence hospitals in Oregon have rejected tentative agreements that would have ended the largest health care workers’ strike in state history.
Nearly 5,000 health care workers, including nurses and physicians, began striking Jan. 10 at hospitals around the state. Next steps are uncertain after nurses overwhelmingly voted against tentative contracts. On Monday, officials for the Oregon Nurses Association and Providence Health & Services said they have no date scheduled for mediation sessions.
Hospitals affected by the strike include Portland’s St. Vincent, Providence Portland Medical Center and hospitals in Hood River, Medford, Milwaukie, Newberg, Seaside and Oregon City.
Overall, 83% of nurses voted against the contracts, the Oregon Nurses Association said in a release.