Providence hospitals in Oregon overwhelmingly voted down proposed labor contracts Thursday, their union said, opting to continue a strike now in its fifth week. Nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center,

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

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

The Oregon Nurses Association that nurses at seven Providence locations across the state have “resoundingly” rejected the latest deal offered by the hospital system.

Nurses from seven Providence hospitals across Oregon, including Providence Seaside, have rejected a proposed labor contract with the health provider, and so the state's longest health care strike will continue.