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Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms

by Associated Press
| January 28, 2020 11:35 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of nurses and other employees at a Seattle hospital system began a three-day strike over staffing levels, wages and other issues Tuesday, forcing administrators to close two emergency departments and spend millions to bring in replacement workers from around the country.

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