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Monday, June 26, 2006

140 nurses on Kauai strike

140 nurses on Kauai strike
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Barring a last-minute turnabout, 140 of Kauai's nurses say they will walk off the job today at 7 a.m.
Both the Wilcox administration and Hawaii Nurses Association union members are preparing for the worst: months of picketing and pinching pennies. "We did tell the nurses to expect to be out for three months," said Claudine Tomasa, a registered nurse and a labor relations specialist with the union. "I always give them the worst-case scenario, though."

 



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