Hundreds of unionized nurses walked off the job at three Geisinger facilities on Monday. While there is still no new contract, the strike was planned to last only five days. Nursing reps confirmed with Newswatch 16 that the strike ended as scheduled Sunday morning.

The strike is over — for now. Hundreds of Geisinger nurses left the picket line Saturday to return to work after a days-long strike. “The nurses went back to the hospital,” said

Some 800 nurses at Geisinger Health System facilities in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area have launched a five-day strike that started Monday morning. The nurses, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), cite low pay, overwork, short staffing and exorbitant healthcare costs.

Geisinger nurses continue their plea for a fair contract as they end day three of a five-day strike. On Wednesday night, members of the nurses union were joined by community members in downtown wilkes-barre to shine a light on what they claim is a major concern in their healthcare system.

Hundreds of striking Geisinger nurses participated in a “Care-A-Van” on Thursday to protest what they say are unfair labor practices and advocate for quality patient care. The