In a letter Thursday addressed to all staff, Providence CEO Eric Wexler painted a sobering picture of Providence’s financial ...

The largest health care strike in Oregon history began early Friday at Providence facilities across the state, as roughly 5,000 frontline health professionals walked off the job.

Oregon's unemployment rate has been steadily increasing over the last year. In March 2024, the unemployment rate was four-point-one percent. Last month, the unemployment rate was ...

Oregon's would be the first state to provide pay for picketing public employees — who aren't even allowed to strike in most ...

Tamara Jones-Childs, a registered nurse represented by the Oregon Nurses Association, wrote in support of the bill, sending a message while on Day 29 of the Providence strike. That strike has ...

Democrats Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro and Jeff Golden of Ashland voted no. Passing the bill would make Oregon the first state ... unemployment benefits while on strike. The bill was introduced ...

Golden said some Oregon cities and counties are “teetering” on the edge of fiscal failure and the bill could mean another financial strain of unknown size if their unionized employees strike ...

Despite those and other workforce challenges, including a 46-day strike at Providence Oregon facilities that ended in February, he is optimistic. “This has been my professional home, so I have a ...

The state has seen two large strikes in recent years: Thousands of nurses and dozens of doctors at Providence's eight Oregon hospitals were on strike for six weeks earlier this year, while a 2023 ...