SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi speaks during an event Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 in Southeast Portland with over 100 union members and supporters.
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
The strike authorization vote is intended to increase pressure on the health care consortium as workers seek better pay and staffing
Sep 14, 2023
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Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, speaks at a bill signing event in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 15, 2023.
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
Seeking home turf after a federal court ruling, Marion County wants a local court to find that the state is not fulfilling its duties to patients and the public
Sep 12, 2023
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During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd.
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Despite outcry from community leaders and workers, the health system shows no sign of changing course, and officials may have scant authority to prevent closure
Sep 12, 2023
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An artist's rendering of the planned expansion to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria.
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COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Joining financial clout with feeder hospitals and clinics, the business thinking behind merging is clear — even if the effect on patients and the public is not