BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — More than 2,000 union members at Mercy Hospital and affiliated facilities voted Monday on whether to authorize a possible strike as they say contract negotiations have stalled. Results are expected by late Monday night.

Members of CWA Local 1133 said they're fighting to ensure adequate staffing levels to keep patients safe. The union said negotiations on a new contract have reached an impasse.

"People are unhappy with the conditions," said John Pirrone, respiratory therapist at Mercy Hospital and member of the collective bargaining team. "People are unhappy of coming in and having to work so short-staffed. Sometimes it's one, two, three nurses on a floor that we may not have, and we have still all those patients that we have to take care of."

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