PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Dozens of union members at Legacy Good Samaritan in Portland chose Labor Day to share their frustration of the ongoing back-and-forth with Legacy Health management as they seek a fair contract.

More than 200 hospitalists represented by Northwest Medicine United across the Legacy Health system have been bargaining for 18 months without a contract. Organizers said this Labor Day rally highlighted how short staffing and rising workloads threaten connections between doctors and their patients.

To be clear, this rally with picket signs was not a strike. It was a group of unionized Legacy workers who wanted to share their frustration and the support of their hospital co-workers.

Dr. Mikeanne Minter, who's been at Legacy for 25 years, said that in her time as a hospita

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