The nurses, who are represented by National Nurses United, and the hospital have been at odds over wages and staffing levels in the nurses’ contracts since last summer. Nurses at the hospital previously authorized a strike in November, but held off after an agreement was reached to resume negotiations.
A specific date for the March strike has not been announced.
Read the Washington Post report on Washington Hospital Center.
Read previous coverage on nursing strikes:
– Nurses at Three HCA Hospitals in California Plan 5-Day Strike
– Minnesota Nurses Prepare for Largest Strike in U.S. History
– Nurses at Pennsylvania’s Wilkes-Barre Plan Strike
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