Unions delay strike at Sacred Heart, Holy Family as negotiations progress overnight

Published by THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW on 1/3/20 (Source)

About 13,000 nurses and other health care workers in Washington stepped back from a threatened strike on Friday after unions said hospitals agreed to some of their key demands.

The expected announcement that the unions would announce a strike at some of the largest hospitals in Washington, including Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital in Spokane, spurred an expedited round of negotiations that led the unions to decide early Friday to postpone a strike announcement.

Published by The Spokesman-Review on January 3, 2020.

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