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Oregon Sees Historic Healthcare Strike: Thousands of Workers Protest for Change

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In a unprecedented move, approximately 5,000 healthcare workers, including doctors, staged a massive walkout and picketed all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, marking the largest healthcare strike in the state's history. The strike, organized by the state health workers union, aims to bring attention to key issues affecting the healthcare industry, including staffing shortages and patient care concerns, highlighting the need for healthcare reform and improved working conditions, with labor union leaders and medical professionals advocating for better healthcare services and workers' rights.