Union nurses at Cayuga Medical Center are escalating a labor fight with formal complaints, according to The Ithaca Voice.
The union filed charges alleging hospital leaders retaliated against organizing workers and delayed contract talks after nurses voted to unionize in January. Claims include monitoring union activity and contacting a nurse’s second employer.
Hospital officials deny wrongdoing and say they’re actively communicating with union representatives. The dispute now heads through federal labor channels as both sides argue over whether negotiations are happening in good faith.
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