Doctors at Oakland’s Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus have reached a tentative contract agreement with management, averting a potential strike, union officials announced.

More than 100 resident physicians represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) informed Alameda Health System (AHS) executives Monday of their intention to strike if the two sides failed to reach a deal, according to union officials.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.