(Update: Hospital issues statement) Progress made but hospital left bargaining table Wednesday night, union says
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Long hours of talks with a federal mediator Wednesday failed to resolve a strike by 150 medical tech workers at St. Charles Bend, now entering its second week, their union said Thursday.
The union claims progress was made, but hospital negotiators left around 9 p.m., rather than continue to bargain. The hospital, meanwhile, says it asked the union for its workers to return while talks continue.
Here s the full statement from the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, followed by one from St. Charles Health System.