For Immediate Release
Oct. 14, 2025
Contact:
Shane Burley
503-875-4228
sburley@ofnhp.org
PORTLAND, Ore.—About 4,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health professionals who work at Kaiser hospitals and medical centers in Oregon and Southwest Washington will strike at 7 a.m., Oct. 14. They are part of 45,000 striking Kaiser workers around the country, which makes it the biggest strike of the year.
The members of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals are walking off the job after months of Kaiser’s refusal to agree to a contract that addresses the serious concerns raised by the frontline workers. The workers have spent months at the bargaining table trying to get real solutions to the staffing crisis, fair wages and a voice in how care is delivered.
WHAT: Walkout and news conference
WHEN: Walkout at 7 a.m.; news conference at 7:15 a.m.
WHERE: Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
10180 SE Sunnyside Rd., Clackamas, Ore.
The strike will last no longer than five days, until 7 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 19.
There will be six picket lines throughout the strike at:
- Kaiser Westside Medical Center—2875 NE Stucki Ave., Hillsboro, Ore.
- Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center—10180 SE Sunnyside Rd., Clackamas, Ore.
- Interstate Medical Center-Central—3500 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, Ore.
- Cascade Park Medical Center—12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Wash.
- Kaiser Longview-Kelso Medical Center—1230 7th Ave., Longview, Wash.
- Kaiser North Lancaster—2400 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem, Ore.
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