Providence Health & Services in Oregon said Monday it was ready to resume talks with striking nurses at six of its hospitals — and it went on the offensive, accusing physicians also on strike of violating federal labor law.

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 Jan. 10.

After five days of strikes at Providence’s eight hospitals in Oregon and six of its women’s clinics, the health care company and union members representing nurses and others have agreed to return to negotiations.

Nearly 5,000 nurses, doctors and other health workers at Providence Health & Services hospitals and clinics in Oregon walked off their jobs beginning 6 a.m. Friday. It was set to be the largest ...

Nearly 5,000 nurses, doctors and other health workers at Providence Health & Services hospitals and clinics in Oregon are walking off their jobs beginning 6 a.m. Friday. It is set to be the largest strike by health workers in the state’s history — and the first involving a union representing doctors.

The strike comes on the eve of Trump’s inauguration and the impending escalation of attacks on public health, medical workers and the working class as a whole.

Oregon’s Providence hospitals and nearly 5,000 of its workers have yet to agree on terms to bump wages and address staffing shortages. That means the largest health care strike in the state’s history will begin Friday morning.

Providence Health & Services in Oregon said Monday it was ready to resume talks with striking nurses at six of its hospitals — and it went on the offensive, accusing physicians also on strike of ...

After four days of negotiations last June, Oregon Nurses Association said its members would strike six Providence Health & Services facilities in Oregon, including Medford, last summer. Other affected Providence operations at St. Vincent, Newberg, Willamette Falls, Hood River and Milwaukie had ONA nurses who conducted a three-day strike last June.

The lawsuit — which was first reported by The Oregonian — was filed against Providence Health & Services and the Oregon Anesthesiology Group, claiming their negligence led to her hepatitis ...

Five days after the Oregon Nurses Association launched the largest health care strike in state history, both the union and Providence Health say they are ready to resume bargaining through a federal mediator. That does not mean the strike’s end is near. But it does represent a change.