Hospital gives nurses Wednesday deadline to call off strike

The Indiana Regional Medical Center gave its nurses union a deadline of noon Wednesday to call off a strike that is current planned for Monday. IRMC said it would cost $1.5 million to contract with a nursing staffing agency to help operate the health system in the event of a strike. That's because five days of outside nurses from the agency are required due to the staffing agency, according to hospital officials. It said it would deduct the $1.5 million from its contract offer, which the health…
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