Nurses Prepared to Strike at 2 Aroostook County Hospitals

Nurses prepared to strike at 2 Aroostook County hospitals

Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital are working without a contract and say concerns about staffing, recruitment, pay and safety have not been addressed in negotiations.

Nurses at two hospitals in The County announce plan to strike

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center and Houlton Regional Hospital announced they voted for authorized strikes.

Nurses at two Aroostook County hospitals vote to strike if no progress is made during contract talks

Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center and Houlton Regional Hospital, part of the Maine State Nurses Association, say safe staffing, fair pay and other issues are not being adequately addressed by leadership.

Aroostook County nurses ready to strike if staffing, pay negotiations stall

Registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias picket to mark the start of their strike on April 30, 2024. (Courtesy of the Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee)Nurses at two Aroostook County hospitals are prepared to go on strike if ongoing issues aren’t resolved at the bargaining table.  The registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and at Houlton Regional Hospi…

Nurses at 2 Aroostook hospitals OK strike over contract negotiations

Nurses at two Aroostook County hospitals are threatening to strike if ongoing contract negotiations remain unresolved.  Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton authorized bargaining teams to call a strike if their contract negotiations with management don’t move forward, according to a Thursday announcement about the vote. They are represented by the Maine State Nurses Association …

Aroostook County Hospital nurses vote to authorize a strike

FORT KENT / HOULTON -- Nurses at two Aroostook County hospitals have voted to authorize a strike.