Registered nurses are planning a one-day strike at two hospitals
in Kentucky and West Virginia
The National Nurses United labor union issued a news release in
which the nurses said they will strike May 1 to protest hospital demands that
include what nurses see as unsafe work loads, the extension of a wage freeze
and health coverage cuts.
Affected hospitals are Appalachian Regional in Hazard and
Beckley Appalachian Regional in Beckley ,
W.Va.
ARH said on its website the company will do what is necessary to
continue "quality service to patients." The company also said it has
filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board
against the Southern United Nurses/National Nurses United for alleged failure
to bargain.
