HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Nurses at The Queen's Medical Center are celebrating a huge victory after ratifying a tentative agreement to secure a three-year contract. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You On Sunday, Jan. 12, nearly 2,000 nurses from Queen's West Oahu and Punchbowl campuses were "fully prepared" to go on strike. Strike is off! Queen’s nurses reach tentative agreement The nurses had been working without a contract since June 30 and were set to strike over unfair labor practices. After more than 40 hours of mediation, Queen's Medical Center and the Hawaii Nurses' Association reached a tentative agreement just hours before their strike call at 7 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. The new contract runs from Wednesday, Jan. 15 through Jan. 14, 2028, and will allow enforceable staffing ratios to ensure quality care for patients is a priority. This has been a long, nine-month battle for patient safety, and the nurses now can have peace of mind that quality care will be a priority at Queen’s. The nurses feel much more confident that patients will receive the attention and care they deserve when they are admitted to Queen’s. Rosalee Agas-Yuu, HNA president Additionally, the contract features a nearly 17% wage increase. Check out more news from around Hawaii Agas-Yuu added HNA is thrilled about the ratification for Oahu patients. As for Wilcox Medical Center, nurses will begin their third day of the strike on Thursday, Jan. 16.