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.

Negotiators for the Catholic not-for-profit health system and its striking nurses have not met in person since Feb. 4, when the two sides reached a tentative contract agreement. The 5,000 nurses on strike at the health system’s eight hospitals, including some 380 nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center, later voted down the deal by a wide margin. 

The strike, which began Jan. 10, has now entered its sixth week.

In a statement, Providence said the two parties are “returning to the bargaining table with the assistance of the federal mediators tomorrow and Wednesday.”

Peter Starzynski, a spokesperson for the Oregon Nurses Association, said the union sent written proposals to Providence last week but hadn’t heard back.

Earlier Monday, 11 of Portland’s 12 city councilors signed a letter urging Providence executives to return to the bargaining table with the nurses’ union to end the strike, calling it a matter of public health and safety.