Striking Delco Hospital Workers Clash with Officials Ahead of Friday Return
The 370 nurses and technicians who staged a two-day strike at Delaware County Memorial Hospital say they are set to return to work Friday, but will continue to push for better staffing levels and a new contract.
The two side are set to return to the bargaining table on March 14.
The two-day strike at the Drexel Hill, Pa., hospital was held March 5 and 6.
Prospect Medical Holdings, which acquired Delaware County Memorial when it purchased the Crozer-Keystone Health System last summer, said because of the strike they had to bring in replacement workers from staffing agencies under five-day contracts at a cost of $1.5 million. That meant the striking workers could not return until March 10.
The nurses and their union, the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, called the action a “lock out.” Hospital officials, in a statement, said “under federal labor law, even after strikers have offered to return to work, there may be a delay in their return if a staffing agency has imposed a minimum as is the case here. The National Labor Relations Board does not consider such a delay in return to work to be a lockout.”
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Snow fell Friday morning, starting at points north and west before falling on most of the Philadelphia region by midmorning.
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It was unseasonably warm on Thursday, but temperatures took a dive ahead of the snow as the area entered a Winter Weather Advisory.
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Snow fell in the Poconos overnight and by daybreak moved into the upper suburbs. It didn't immediately reach the ground.
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The snow/ice line should move south as the morning goes on. By late morning most of the area saw snow.
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"Even if it doesn't stick to the roads, it still can reduce visibility quite a bit if it's coming down at a recent rate and that in itself, plus the wet roads, causes issues during the morning rush," Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz said.
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"There is a possibility that at the peak of this system that it could be coming down harder than just light snow for a period of time,” Glenn said.
The worst of the snow should be gone by late morning. Moving out of the Lehigh Valley around noon, Philly and the immediate suburbs by 1 p.m. and South Jersey and Delaware by 3 p.m.
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A stray snow shower could hit throughout the afternoon and evening Friday.
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Estimated snow totals by the time the day ends.
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The snow left on the grass makes for good snowballs.
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Temperatures continue to plunge, Check out the predicted feels-like temperatures for Friday night.
Bundle up if you have plans Saturday morning.
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It will be a wintry-feeling weekend as temperatures will struggle to climb above freezing.
