Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Rochester General Hospital vote to strike

Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey are set to go on strike on August 4th, with 1,600 nurses expected to participate. The union and hospital have been negotiating a contract since April, with demands including improved staffing ratios, better health insurance, increased pay, and reduced use of part-time nurses. The union president expressed dissatisfaction with the hospital's offers and highlighted the significant amount spent on traveling nurses. Administrators argue that the nurses are already the highest paid in the state and that a strike would not benefit anyone involved. No further negotiations are scheduled at this time.