The coalition will provide financial aid through a difficult fund, and by February 28th, impressive Providence workers must return to maintain benefits.
OREST, USA – Striking a Providence healthcare worker would lose its health benefits on February 28, according to a message sent to workers from Providence last week.
“Since the start of the strike, Providence and ONA have made clear that health care benefits for caregivers will not continue indefinitely. The benefits remain for January and February. As of February 28th And the lapse for caregivers. These caregivers will receive information about Cobras by mail,” Providence said in the message.
Providence added in another statement to KGW that the suspension of benefits will apply to all people who will not return to work. .
A healthcare worker at the Pickett Line at Providence Portland Medical Center said on Sunday that he believes this is a “tactic” from Providence.
“I think it's one of their tactics that scares us and makes us think this will last forever. Molly Bertochael, a labor and delivery nurse, said:
“When they send letters that say we're losing our health insurance, it has a huge impact on all of us, as you know,” she continued.
She is responsible for assuring her family.
“We're going to take care of all our health care needs by the end of the month, and I think Backpacobra will have health events if there is an event,” she said.
“We're trying to figure out where we're going,” said Kelly Peeler, who raised concerns about Cobra payments. “We've now gone without a few paychecks, but the resources are thinning.”
“We don't want to get other jobs,” she said.
“The people I work with every day in the emergency department have girls who need injections every two weeks,” said Richard Botteril, a PPMC nurse and chairman of the negotiation squad. “She's going with Cobra, because if she does, she's guaranteed she'll continue with that prescription.”
“A lot of nurses get part-time jobs elsewhere. Maybe it's nursing. That means Uber, Uber Eats, I have a lot of different things,” he said. .
Botterill noted that struggling workers can apply to the Difficulty Fund for financial assistance.
Providence pointed out that the Oregon Nurses Association advised members about the possibility that their interests could be suspended, ONA confirmed.
“The impressive caregivers who returned to work by February 28th will not see a suspension of their benefits,” Providence informed members.
“Providence continues to work with federal mediators to schedule additional mediation sessions,” they wrote in a statement Sunday.
