Bangor Daily News, September 5, 2007 Bangor - About 30 unionized
registered nurses employed by Eastern Maine Medical Center demonstrated
outside the Bangor hospital Tuesday morning to draw attention to what
they say is chronic understaffing on most patient units. Hospital
officials on Tuesday declined to discuss the staffing issue in detail,
but said that nursing care units are staffed appropriately and that
nurse employees have adequate input in the matter. The issue is a
cornerstone of contract negotiations, which are scheduled to take place
today, tomorrow and Friday. ... EMMC