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Washington Hospital support personnel authorize strike

Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette

Washington Hospital support personnel authorize strike

Dietary workers, janitors and other support personnel at Washington Hospital have authorized a strike, five days before expiration of their contract.

About 300 hospital workers, who are represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, on Wednesday authorized their negotiating committee to issue a strike notice to the hospital if no settlement is reached. Negotiations began in December.

The hospital has not received a strike notice, a spokeswoman said, but talks were continuing.

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“We are working hard to negotiate an agreement that both sides can accept in order to continue providing great patient care to our patients and our community, at a time when they need WHS the most,” spokeswoman Stephanie Wagoner said in a prepared statement.

At issue for the union is a “staffing crisis that has devastated the hospital,” said the union, which represents nearly 45,000 nurses and other health care workers statewide, in a prepared release.

Bargaining sessions were scheduled for Friday and Monday. No date has been set for a walkout.

Kris B. Mamula: kmamula@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1699

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First Published: January 27, 2022, 6:55 p.m.

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