Nurses at Maine hospital plan 2-day strike

Houlton nurses start 2-day strike

Houlton Regional Hospital registered nurses picketed outside the hospital Tuesday, beginning a two-day strike over the alleged refusal of the hospital administration to improve staffing, nurse retention and contract negotiations. The nurses, represented by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee, carried signs with messages about patient care while they walked in a circle, chanted and sang. Long wait times for…

'Our patients deserve more': Nurses strike at Houlton Regional Hospital

Nurses said their primary concerns are a lack of proper staffing and the subsequent reduction in quality of care for patients.

Houlton nurses strike begins Nov. 18

Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, are moving forward with their two-day strike on Nov. 18 and 19 to protest management’s refusal to improve staffing and patient safety, particularly retention of staff nurses.

Nurses at Maine hospital plan 2-day strike

Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital have been working without a contract for a year