Today’s strike by medical technicians in Oregon could be the beginning of a labour organising trend amid the pandemic.
![Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 150 medical technicians - a group of highly skilled healthcare professionals who typically don’t have the labour protections afforded to nurses and doctors - have been negotiating their first union contract as part of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, and decided to strike Thursday [Courtesy: Sam Potter]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SamPotter.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Today’s strike by medical technicians in Oregon could be the beginning of a labour organising trend amid the pandemic.