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Published: December 10, 2007 10:30 pm    print this story   email this story  

Governors meet with striking nurses, ARH officials

Kentucky's Beshear joins talks

By Mannix Porterfield
THE REGISTER-HERALD (BECKLEY, W.V.)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governors of two states sat down again Monday in West Virginia’s Capitol with striking nurses and Appalachian Regional Healthcare officials without resolving a contract strike that flared two months ago.

Even so, an aide to Gov. Joe Manchin said it was encouraging to see the two sides meet again, although no new talks were planned.

“There was a meeting with nurses and management, but it concluded nothing,” communications director Lara Ramsburg said afterward.

“There’s not really anything official to report except the governor was pleased that both sides were willing to come back together and continue their discussions.”

Hundreds of nurses walked off the job Oct. 1 in Kentucky and West Virginia in the expiration of their old pact.

“They met for quite some time,” Ramsburg said.

“At this point, they’re just continuing the dialogue. We think that’s important.”

Manchin and Kentucky Gov.-elect Steve Beshear met earlier with the two sides.

Still pending is their proposal that nurses return to work under the old contract for a 90-day cooling off period while negotiations are being held.

Manchin injected a new wrinkle — that each side limit its representatives at the bargaining table to five people.

“That was the big one,” Ramsburg said. “Trying to keep the number to a reasonable amount so that substantive discussions could occur.”

This would exclude consultants from the strikebound hospital chain and outside unions in support of the nurses from sitting in on the talks, she explained.

Neither side has agreed to the suggestion, but Manchin repeated his plea that the two sides consider all of his proposals.

“I don’t know when the next meeting is scheduled, but we’re certainly hopeful that they continue the discussions,” Ramsburg said.

“We hope that at least (Monday’s session) is a positive sign.”



Mannix Porterfield writes for The Register-Herald in Beckley, W.Va.

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