Week of February 20, 2017

Nurse strike 3GD.jpg

CAPTION
Nurses picket in the front of Eastern Maine Medical Center along State Street in Bangor Monday morning. About 830 registered nurses were locked out of the hospital over the weekend, but their strike didn't start until Monday 7am. Stalemate over contract negitiatons brought on the strike with the most key issue being nurse to patient staffing levels. The nurses plan to return to work Tuesday at 7am. (Bangor Daily News/Gabor Degre) (WEB EDITION PHOTO)