The strike was called to protest “bad faith bargaining and refusal to negotiate fairly” on the part of the hospital’s parent, Community Health Systems, according to the report.
The 450 nurses at the hospital are expected to vote on the agreement tomorrow.
Read the Times-Tribune report on Wilkes-Barre General.
Read related articles on nursing strikes:
Tufts’ Nurses Plan Strike for May 6
RNs at Massachusetts’ St. Vincent Hospital to Hold One-Day Strike
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