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

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.

Nurses who have been on strike for more than 40 days have voted to accept an agreement with Providence Health & Services, the Oregon Nurses Association said.

The agreements call for wage increases ranging from 20% to 42% over the life of the contract, with an immediate 16% to 22% raise upon ratification. It also aligns expiration dates at all the hospitals an augments the factors that go into staffing levels to take patient acuity into account.

Providence nurses ‘overwhelmingly’ ratify deal