Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses voted overwhelming to ratify their contract, ending their historic strike.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Unionized nurses at eight Providence hospitals around Oregon have voted to ratify their contract, ending their historic strike on Monday. Providence confirmed Tuesday that nurses will be back at work starting Wednesday evening.
The two sides reached a tentative agreement on Friday. The deadline to vote on the contract was 4 p.m. on Monday. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses voted overwhelming to ratify their contract, ending the strike, Oregon Nurses Association said.
The nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) had been on strike for more than a
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