/tags/labor-strike labor strike en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:21:48 GMT /business-and-labor/2025-01-16/as-the-providence-nurses-strike-heads-into-week-two-negotiations-move-slowly Thousands of nurses at Oregon’s Providence hospitals are heading into their second week of a walk-out. Negotiations over a new contract are going slowly and Providence says it's "prepared for a lengthy strike." Fri, 17 Jan 2025 01:21:48 GMT /business-and-labor/2025-01-16/as-the-providence-nurses-strike-heads-into-week-two-negotiations-move-slowly Roman Battaglia /labor-employment/2025-01-03/providence-says-it-is-prepared-for-a-major-nurses-strike-but-asks-doctors-not-to-walk Just days after 5,000 Providence nurses and doctors announced plans to strike, the health care organization says it wants to return to mediation with doctors and other advanced practitioners who are planning to walk out. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:48:53 GMT /labor-employment/2025-01-03/providence-says-it-is-prepared-for-a-major-nurses-strike-but-asks-doctors-not-to-walk Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2024-12-30/hundreds-of-medford-nurses-give-notice-to-strike Providence hospital staff gave a 10-day notice for the largest strike of health care workers in Oregon’s history. The walkout includes nurses in the Rogue Valley. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:32:58 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-30/hundreds-of-medford-nurses-give-notice-to-strike Justin Higginbottom /labor-employment/2024-12-25/why-amazon-and-starbucks-workers-are-striking-now-and-what-it-means-for-labor-under-trump Striking Amazon and Starbucks workers in California and elsewhere have long pushed for union contracts. The Trump administration is unlikely to be on their side. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 14:46:25 GMT /labor-employment/2024-12-25/why-amazon-and-starbucks-workers-are-striking-now-and-what-it-means-for-labor-under-trump Levi Sumagaysay, Jeanne Kuang /labor-employment/2024-06-20/citing-unlawful-lockout-oregon-nurses-will-continue-to-picket-providence-hospitals Providence will keep the temporary nurses through Sunday, saying staff nurses only need to report for work if they are contacted. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:43:46 GMT /labor-employment/2024-06-20/citing-unlawful-lockout-oregon-nurses-will-continue-to-picket-providence-hospitals Ben Botkin /labor-employment/2024-06-18/nurses-in-providence-hospital-system-stage-strikes-across-oregon Thousands of nurses working at Providence locations across the state are striking for three days this week. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:39:04 GMT /labor-employment/2024-06-18/nurses-in-providence-hospital-system-stage-strikes-across-oregon Jane Vaughan /labor-employment/2023-11-16/california-state-scientists-strike-demand-equal-pay More than 4,000 state scientists have worked under an expired contract for three years. Average wages in 2020 were $83,586, 27% less than state engineers’ pay. The state filed an unfair labor practice charge to stop the strike. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:34:05 GMT /labor-employment/2023-11-16/california-state-scientists-strike-demand-equal-pay Rachel Becker /labor-employment/2023-08-23/legislation-spurred-by-a-hot-labor-summer-would-let-striking-workers-in-california-get-unemployment California lawmakers are pushing a last-minute bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:15:15 GMT /labor-employment/2023-08-23/legislation-spurred-by-a-hot-labor-summer-would-let-striking-workers-in-california-get-unemployment Nicole Nixon /labor-employment/2022-11-25/california-aims-to-maximize-health-insurance-subsidies-for-workers-during-labor-disputes Freezing health insurance benefits is a common tactic in a labor dispute because without them, workers might be more easily persuaded to concede to management’s demands. But California lawmakers are giving an edge to strikers. Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:38:27 GMT /labor-employment/2022-11-25/california-aims-to-maximize-health-insurance-subsidies-for-workers-during-labor-disputes Annie Sciacca / KHN /business-and-labor/2022-08-03/kaiser-mental-health-workers-signal-open-ended-strike-in-northern-california The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health works announced plans to strike, citing high workloads and long waits for patients. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 01:06:26 GMT /business-and-labor/2022-08-03/kaiser-mental-health-workers-signal-open-ended-strike-in-northern-california Jocelyn Wiener