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,

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has prodded the Oregon Nurses Association and Providence health system to return to "intensive, in-person mediation beginning today" to help end an historic statewide strike of

The Oregon Health Authority found multiple staffing violations at Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence Seaside Hospital while investigating complaints at the hospitals, OHA reports finalized on Jan.

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

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Negotiations between Providence Health and its striking nurses and doctors have yet to yield an agreement, with the strike now extending beyond 10 days. The Oregon Nurses Association stated that discussions are ongoing but accused Providence of not taking the negotiations seriously.

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

The statement reads in part.."At the request of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, the Oregon Nurses Association and Providence Oregon have agreed to have representatives from both side re-engage...in mediation beginning today." Healthcare workers have been on the picket lines since Friday, January 10.

The fight for these demands immediately poses the need for a broader industrial and political struggle against the Democrats, Republicans and trade union apparatus.

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