Just under 200 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus in Amherst are working without a contract while they weigh a job action should their fight for a multiyear contract stall.
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The two sides in the Mercy Hospital strike wound up slogging through the complexities of running a hospital in the same bargaining room Tuesday, after they couldn't agree on real or virtual the day before.
Tuesday was the first time since the strike began Friday morning that CWA and Catholic Health met in person to negotiate. Staffing ratios is still the largest looming issue.
CWA workers went on strike at Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo as of 6 a.m. Friday. The union representing approximately 2,200 registered nurses and service, technical and clerical associates walked out of overnight negotiations over an 11th-hour bargaining package presented by Catholic Health.