Providence and the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) will return to the bargaining table this week as the historic nurses strike stretches into the sixth week.Nearly 5,000 unionized nurses from eight Providence hospitals around the state have been on strike since Jan.

Providence and the union representing its striking nurses will resume in-person talks for the first time since the two sides reached an ill-fated agreement nearly two weeks ago, the Oregon Nurses Association said Monday.

Providence Health & Services and the union representing nearly 5,000 of its nurses will return to the bargaining table this week amid an ongoing strike.The nego

In an email, 11 of the city council’s 12 members urged a return to the bargaining table, calling it a matter of public health and safety.

Oregon's largest hospital system cited the length of the strike in a notice to nurses who've walked out from eight hospitals. The union accused Providence of delaying after members voted down a tentative deal.