After insisting it would not meet with a group of striking health providers until their work stoppage ended, Legacy Health relented somewhat, agreeing to mediation.

“This is a huge step forward and a sign that the APP’s strike is working,” said the Oregon Nurses Association in a statement Friday evening.

But the ensuing talks that took place Monday morning left the union underwhelmed. Its communications team wrote that, “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 Dec. 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.”

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