Providence hospitals reached a tentative contract agreement with the health system’s leaders late Tuesday amid a strike that has lasted 26 days. The deal covers nearly 5,000 Providence nurses who walked off the job on Jan.

OREGON- Tentative agreements between Providence Oregon and the Oregon Nurses Association have been reached with nurses at all eight Providence Oregon hospitals initiated by Governor Tina Kotek after a 26 day strike The Oregon Nurses Association says the agreement’s mediation was a seven day process.

Union members still need to ratify the contract. Voting is set to start Thursday morning and end Friday afternoon.

An apparent breakthrough in the nearly month-long strike at Providence hospitals was reached Tuesday night as both Providence officials and the Oregon Nurses Association announced a tentative deal at all eight locations affected.

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Nurses, physicians, and providers represented by the ONA at Providence Women’s Clinic ratified their tentative agreement. Providence says they will begin to return to work on Thursday, February 6. Hospitalists at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center continue to negotiate. They remain on strike.

Providence Women's Clinic and the Oregon Nurses Association agreed to tentative terms on new contracts for nurses and physicians that address compensation and more. Advanced practice providers will receive a 7.5% to 15% pay raise, while most registered nurses are in line for a 4% to 20% raise due to a 25-step wage scale based on experience.

After seven days of mediation, the Oregon Nurses Association and and Providence Oregon have reached a tentative agreement.