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On The First Day Back At The Bargaining Table, Legacy Management Remains Unserious About Reaching A Fair Contract - 12/08/25

Portland, Ore. - On the first day back at the bargaining table in more than two weeks, Legacy management made one thing unmistakably clear: they are not serious about settling a fair contract or ending this strike. 

 

Since 140 ONA-represented Legacy APPs issued their strike notice on November 21, Legacy management has refused to bargain. After just four days on the strike line, they abruptly reversed course and agreed to return to mediation today, December 8. But once at the table, it became obvious they had no intention of moving this process forward. 

 

Legacy’s conduct in mediation showed they were not engaging in good faith. Instead of addressing the very issues that brought hundreds of nurses and APPs to the picket lines, Legacy refused to grapple with the realities their frontline workers face every day. 

 

While ONA arrived prepared to work—offering to meet every day until a fair contract is reached—Legacy flatly rejected that path. Their counteroffer? Refuse to return to the table until December 18 unless the strike ends. That is ten more days of unnecessary disruption, unsafe staffing, and uncertainty for patients and the workers who care for them. 

 

Legacy’s delay in bargaining dates is a choice. A choice to prolong this strike. A choice to dismiss the concerns of the people who keep their hospitals running. And a choice that prioritizes profits over patients. 

 

ONA APPs will continue to hold the line and remain ready to settle a fair contract. It’s time for Legacy management to show the same urgency and commitment. Our patients deserve better. Our community deserves better. And the workers who have held this system together deserve far better than the dismissive, unserious approach Legacy brought to mediation today. 

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 24,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.

 

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On The First Day Back At The Bargaining Table, Legacy Management Remains Unserious About Reaching A Fair Contract - 12/08/25

Portland, Ore. - On the first day back at the bargaining table in more than two weeks, Legacy management made one thing unmistakably clear: they are not serious about settling a fair contract or ending this strike. 

 

Since 140 ONA-represented Legacy APPs issued their strike notice on November 21, Legacy management has refused to bargain. After just four days on the strike line, they abruptly reversed course and agreed to return to mediation today, December 8. But once at the table, it became obvious they had no intention of moving this process forward. 

 

Legacy’s conduct in mediation showed they were not engaging in good faith. Instead of addressing the very issues that brought hundreds of nurses and APPs to the picket lines, Legacy refused to grapple with the realities their frontline workers face every day. 

 

While ONA arrived prepared to work—offering to meet every day until a fair contract is reached—Legacy flatly rejected that path. Their counteroffer? Refuse to return to the table until December 18 unless the strike ends. That is ten more days of unnecessary disruption, unsafe staffing, and uncertainty for patients and the workers who care for them. 

 

Legacy’s delay in bargaining dates is a choice. A choice to prolong this strike. A choice to dismiss the concerns of the people who keep their hospitals running. And a choice that prioritizes profits over patients. 

 

ONA APPs will continue to hold the line and remain ready to settle a fair contract. It’s time for Legacy management to show the same urgency and commitment. Our patients deserve better. Our community deserves better. And the workers who have held this system together deserve far better than the dismissive, unserious approach Legacy brought to mediation today. 

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 24,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.

 

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