Providence Health & Services in Oregon and the unions that represent its striking health care workers said Wednesday they would resume in-person talks after Gov. Tina Kotek urged them to end the strike.

The intervention by the governor is the “kiss of death” for the striking healthcare worker, aimed at shutting down the strike with a sellout contract before it expands.

As the largest health care strike in Oregon history stretches into its third week, Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers are still at an impasse. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses, along with about 150 doctors and advanced practitioners,

The nurses union and Providence Health & Services officials are returning to in-person mediation Wednesday after Gov. Tina Kotek requested they do so to end the largest health care worker strike in state history.

In a significant development in Oregon's historic healthcare workers strike, the ONA and Providence Oregon have agreed to re-engage in mediations/

Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.

Seven members of Congress urge Providence to engage in good faith bargaining with striking healthcare workers, citing concerns about patient care and staffing levels

With the Oregon Nurses Association strike entering its 20th day, the nurses union and Providence have reentered mediation at the request of Gov. Tina Kotek.

Q: Aetna will no longer cover Providence Medical Group providers, because they are considered “out-of-network.” What Primary Care Providers (PCP) in Southern Oregon are accepting new patients with Aetna’s Medicare Advantage Plans? – Bylle, Jacksonville

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has stepped in amid an open-ended strike that began Jan. 10 at Providence hospitals and clinics across the state.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The nurse and doctor strike at eight different Providence hospitals is going on day 18. Federal mediators have been called to help with the negotiations, both sides say they are in it for the long haul.

The parties in the largest healthcare strike in Oregon history will return to the bargaining table at the request of Gov. Tina Kotek as nurses and other Providence employees remain off the job for a third week.