Nurses strike over benefits, break time, safe lifting
The dispute centers around meal and break relief, safe lifting policies, and health and retirement benefits, union leaders say. Mary Ann Voellinger, a supervisory nurse who has worked in Eden's emergency room for 22 years, said there were three days last week when she did not get an afternoon break because there was no one to relieve her. The hospital will provide penalty pay in such situations, she said, but that does not help create a better atmosphere ... Full Story »
Posted by Beth Wellington
