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,

Providence nurses are voting now on whether to end their four-week strike. This comes after the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Providence announced a tentative agreement earlier this week. That agreement could potentially end the strike at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon.

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.