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April 11, 2011

St. Vincent Nurses OK One-Day Strike

Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester have voted to authorize a one-day strike if contract negotiations don't move forward.

Negotiations between the RNs - who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association - and the hospital have been going on for 16 months. The nurses are pushing for stricter rules on nurse-patient ratios, arguing that staffing levels are unsafe.

The vote gives the nurses' negotiating committee authority to call a one-day strike if it decides it's necessary. The union would then give the hospital a 10-day notice before striking.

The parties will meet again April 13.

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