Striking St. Charles Bend medical techs agree to end walkout as talks continue KTVZ Daily picketing by striking St. Charles Bend medical techs ended Saturday with agreement to end walkout, continue bargaining Back to work Monday; both sides agreed to 'cooling-off period,' union says BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The union-represented 150 striking St. Charles Bend medical tech workers have agreed to end their more than week-long walkout and return to work Monday amid continued talks with a federal mediator, the two sides announced Saturday. "Both parties have agreed with our federal mediator to respect a mutual cooling-off period until Tuesday morning," union organizer Sam Potter told NewsChannel 21. "There will be no media contact beyond this joint press release until that time."