Providence, Oregon

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.
About 5,000 frontline health professionals at Providence Health & Services are slated to walk off the job starting 6 a.m.
The walkout of 5,000 health care workers, including some doctors and nurses, marks the largest strike of its kind in Oregon history, according to the union.