Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers in Oregon appear to remain deadlocked a week into the largest health care strike in Oregon history. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and about 150 doctors and advanced practitioners walked off the job early last Friday.

The largest health care worker strike in Oregon history is continuing this week, with thousands of Providence nurses and a number of doctors taking to picket lines across the state. Health care workers began their strike on Friday,

Almost 5,000 Oregon healthcare workers are striking against nonprofit health system Providence after more than a year of failed contract negotiations. | Though largely comprised of nurses, the walk-off that began Friday also includes physician associates and doctors—the latter of which is a first for Oregon,

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.

Providence Health announced that all eight of its hospitals are prepared to resume negotiations with the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA).

On the fifth day of the largest health care strike in Oregon history, Providence indicated it is ready to resume negotiation talks with the some 5,000 striking nurses and doctors across its eight hospitals.

ONA spokesman Peter Starzynski said Providence’s proposals “would continue to keep nurses far below market wages,” in some cases by as much as 30%. “With Providence’s last proposal, by 2026, wages will lag more than $8,

Providence Health & Services said its negotiators are ready to reopen talks with the Oregon Nurses Association to end a strike by 5,000 doctors, nurses and other medical personnel that began on Jan. 10.