Legacy Health nurse practitioners, other medical specialists on strike in Oregon, SW Washington

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Oregon Live

Updated: Dec. 02, 2025, 1:36 p.m.|Published: Dec. 02, 2025, 6:58 a.m.

By The Oregonian/OregonLive
Nurse practitioners, physician associates, clinical nurse specialists and others Legacy Health medical professionals are on strike, the Oregon Nurses Association said.

The open-ended walkout, coming after a more than a year of stalled contract talks, will hit Legacy’s hospitals and clinics in Oregon and Southwest Washington starting Tuesday morning.

The workers, who unionized in 2023, voted overwhelmingly in October to authorize a strike. They formally notified Legacy management of their plans on Nov. 20 “while offering to continue meeting with Legacy executives every day to reach a fair agreement that protects patients, enables Legacy to recruit and retain skilled caregivers, ends inequitable practices like unpaid work and averts the need for a strike,” according to union officials.

Health workers are required to give 10 days’ notice before beginning a strike.


Registered Nurses at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center celebrate their vote to join the Oregon Nurses Association in 2023. The nurses are poised to strike if they can't reach an agreement with Legacy Health.Courtesy of the Oregon Nurses Association

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/12/legacy-health-nurse-practitioners-other-medical-specialists-on-strike-in-oregon-sw-washington.html

[erronis]

1. I wish them well! Nurses are one of the most undervalued parts of the US heallthcare system.

I'd rather see a nurse for most of my ailments than have a 15 minute visit with a doctor. The system is broken thanks to the most over-valued group - the insurance companies and profiteers.