UNION WORKERS AT CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL IN SANTA FE VOTE TO REJECT THE HOSPITAL'S LATEST OFFER. BUT THERE WON'T BE A STRIKE. UNION MEMBERS VOTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. UNION PRESIDENT FONDA OSBORN TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT STAFFING LEVELS ARE A MAJOR POINT OF CONTENTION BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
OSBORN SAYS THE STRIKE WITHDRAWAL MEANS UNION WORKERS CAN CONTINUE WORKING BEYOND WHEN THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES THIS THURSDAY.