Oregon nurses reject a tentative deal from Providence hospitals, continuing their strike for better conditions.

Providence hospitals in Oregon overwhelmingly voted down proposed labor contracts Friday, opting to continue a strike now in its fifth week. Nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center, St. Vincent Medical Center,

Providence Medford says striking nurses have rejected a contract offer by the hospital, continuing as part of one of the largest health care worker walkouts in the state’s history.

Nurses at seven hospitals across Oregon have rejected Providence’s latest offer to end a nearly month-long strike, according to the Oregon Nurses Association on

The vote to approve the agreement happened while nurses at eight Providence locations voted down different proposed agreements.

Nurses from seven Providence hospitals in Oregon "resoundingly" rejected their proposed contracts, prolonging indefinitely a strike that began on Jan. 10.

Providence and nurses at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached a tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

Hundreds of striking workers line the road outside of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Jan. 10, 2025. Thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday at all eight Providence hospitals in the state as well as six women’s clinics, including nurses, physicians and advanced practitioners.

The Oregon Nurses Association says its rejecting Providence's latest offers because "they do not go far enough to adequately address the underlying systemic issues that have plagued