More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carrying signs that say, “Patients over profits” and “We're out to ensure it's safe in there,” as they continued to demand fair wages and better staffing levels.
Nurses are striking at six Providence medical facilities across the state — from St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland in the north down to the Medford Medical Center in the south. Organizers say it's the largest nurses strike in the state's history, but emphasized that no patient's health is being put at risk, since Providence has hired contract workers to temporarily fill the void.
