RNs angry over contract negotiation delays, giveback demands. New York State Nurses Association, January 9, 2012 Mount Vernon - Registered nurses at Mount Vernon Hospital will conduct a candlelight vigil Thursday to protest management’s continued demands for givebacks. The vigil will be from 5 to 6:30 PM, Thursday, January 12, in front of the hospital at 12 North Seventh Avenue. The 125 RNs are represented for collective bargaining by the New York State Nurses Association. This will be the nurses’ second public protest in what has become an increasingly tense round of negotiations. ... Nurses