Healthcare workers at St. Charles in Bend are on strike over wages and working conditions.

Published: March 5, 2021, 12:42 a.m.

b'More than 100 hospital workers went on strike in Bend today, picketing outside St. Charles Bend hospital. Medical technicians, technologists, and therapists are just some of the technical jobs that were recently unionized at St. Charles after workers said they\\u2019ve gone years without adequate pay increases or contractual protections against forced overtime. Workers on strike wore bright red face masks, and waved signs that read: On strike against unfair labor practices.'