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Medical technicians strike in Oregon could be the first of many
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150 St Charles Bend medical technologists, therapists walk out, begin strike
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As a registered respiratory therapist, Rachel Maida spent the past year caring for COVID-19 patients at St Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon in the United States – challenging work that has taken both a physical and mental toll on the 48-year-old.
The powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) she wears for 12 hours a day causes headaches, she said, and her mask leaves bruises on her face. She loves her job, but “it’s exhausting, day in and day out,” Maida told Al Jazeera, explaining that earning between $25 and $35 per hour, she is not compensated enough.
That is why nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Maida and more than 150 other medical technicians – a group of highly skilled healthcare professionals who typically don’t have the labour protections afforded to nurses and doctors – have been negotiating their first union contract as part of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP).
Ore Judge Rejects Hospital s Bid To Block Technicians Strike
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St. Charles Health System provided a news release this morning reporting that their leaders provided another confidential supposal through a federal mediator to the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals last night in an effort to avoid a work stoppage, the union rejected the offer. At 8 a.m. this morning, some technical workers at the Bend hospital chose to walk out rather than come back to the important work of negotiating a first-time contract. "This is a sad day," said Aaron Adams, president of St. Charles Bend. "We want to come to an agreement with our caregivers and have attempted to do so repeatedly. But we also have an important job to do and responsibility to our community. Our focus is taking care of our patients." The St. Charles Bend hospital is open and providing care as usual. Trained replacement workers are on site and the community should feel confident in the care they will receive. "It is important to us that you know we are here