As the days pile up, so do the costs in the ongoing strike at Mercy Hospital in South Buffalo that is nearly one week in.
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Hundreds of Mercy Hospital workers picket along Abbott Road early Friday morning after going on strike following a breakdown in contract talks with Catholic Health.
Sharon Cantillon / Buffalo News
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CWA Area Director Debora Hayes provided an update Tuesday evening on negotiations with Catholic Health System, which resumed early Tuesday morning.
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Debbie Hayes, upstate New York area director for CWA, explains the three issues at the center of the strike by Mercy Hospital nurses.
Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News
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Competition for low-wage workers has intensified as employers struggle to find entry-level and part-time employees, giving those workers more employment options to consider.
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"I can't wait for it to end," Maria Morgante said Monday on the picket line.
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Jon Harris can be reached at 716-849-3482 or jharris@buffnews.com .
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