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Over 200 nurses working across Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington have joined the Oregon Nurses Association, signaling continued labor momentum following the collapse of a planned merger with OHSU. These resource-pool nurses, who float between departments and facilities, voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing earlier this month. With this addition, more than 3,200 Legacy nurses are now represented by the ONA, a sharp rise in union presence at the hospital system. Organizers say uncertainty around healthcare restructuring and a lack of input in key decisions pushed many to seek union protection.