Nurses at Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, represented by the Indiana Registered Nurses Association and Pennsylvania State Education Association-Healthcare Local No. 5120, voted Tuesday to authorize a strike, according to a TribLIVE report.
With the vote, the nurses cited outstanding issues in contract talks that have been ongoing since last fall.
A strike has not been scheduled, although Tuesday's vote authorizes the union to call one.
According to the report, nurses also picketed Tuesday, and intend to resume picketing May 13.
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