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Pat Guidice, business manager for the local, said in an interview Saturday the next few days will be “critical” and it’s too early to say if the union plans a work stoppage without a new contract by the end of Friday.

“The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial fund helps provide these students with access to a college education, even in the midst of a tragedy,” said Erin McCabe, a member of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial board of directors.

“People are nervous,” said Lloyd Butler, 54, a computer specialist who has been working at Northport VA for 36 years. He described a bleaker mood at the workplace.

Bay Shore, N.Y.— New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Northwell/South Shore University Hospital ratified a three-year contract that includes improvements to safe staffing standards for quality patient care.

"The membership is unhappy and angry at the offer that was given to us after two months of negotiating," said Pat Guidice, business manager for the local, after the vote.

New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at Northwell Health/South Shore University Hospital gathered outside the hospital to demand Northwell negotiate and settle a fair contract.