Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Ends Nurse Lockout
Hundreds of nurses at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut will return to work Thursday after being locked out for 18 days following a 4-day strike that began on November 27th. “We want our staff back doing what they do best and for which they are so needed — caring for patients and serving the community,” said Lawrence + Memorial Hospital CEO Bruce D. Cummings in a statement…
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In the past two weeks, there have been nurse strikes at hospitals in several states including Pennsylvania, California, Washington and Connecticut. The day before Thanksgiving, over 800 nurses, therapists and technicians at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut went on strike. The strike ended on November 30th but striking nurses have been locked out and are not expected to be allowed to return to work until a new…
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