Healthcare workers vote by more than 90% to authorize a strike

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After six months of negotiations, Catholic Health workers have voted by more than 90% to authorize a strike. On Monday, more than 2,000 union members at Mercy Hospital and affiliated facilities voted on whether to authorize a possible strike as they say contract negotiations have stalled.

"Today we had our strike vote," said one union leader. "A supermajority of our members came out to vote for a one-day, in-person vote, and of those members voted, 90% to authorize a strike."

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Since March, members have been negotiating for things like better wages and safer staffing