Nurses at Providence’s eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike, ending what the state nurses union has des

Nearly 5,000 Oregon nurses reached an agreement with Providence on Monday, ending a strike that lasted over a month.

Nurses on strike at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon approved new labor contracts in a vote tallied Monday, clearing the way for their return to work. The result means that most striking nurses will return to Providence’s hospitals Thursday.

"As RNs, we believe that these contracts will lead to greater recruitment and retention of frontline nurses as wages become more aligned with other