Nearly 5,000 nurses at all eight Providence hospitals across Oregon have returned to work after voting this week to approve new labor contracts, ending a 46-day strike. Striking nurses at Portland’s St.

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 described as the largest health care strike in state history.

The latest deal includes raises that apply retroactively for nurses whose contracts expired before December, according to The Oregonian. Under the deal, nurses at Providence Portland and Seaside will get a ratification bonus of $1,750.

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

After 46 days on strike, nurses at Providence hospitals across Oregon have approved a deal that will see them return to work.

Brooklyn called off a strike after reaching a deal with their employer that boosts pay and requires the hospital to immediately hire 100 new nurses. The nurses, represented by the Federation of Nurses,