Heading into their seventh month working under an expired contract, about 50 registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias began a two-day strike on Tuesday over compensation and staffing they say is inadequate and jeopardizing patient care. “In order to recruit and retain our staff, we need to have competitive wages […] The post Nurses, technicians in Machias strike over staffing and retention issues appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
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