On Friday evening, dozens of Northwestern Medical Center nurses from their recently-formed union gathered with friends and families outside the St. Albans hospital to rally support in a honk and wave event. Nurses held signs and balloons as they encouraged attention to their cause from foot traffic and drivers. Many of them leaned on their horns or threw a thumbs-up in support.

In February, the nurses officially unionized and have been meeting with hospital management on a biweekly basis since May to flesh out a contract. The union is now dialing up its efforts to try to bring the hospital into an agreement by Thanksgiving.

Hospital management has yet to present an initial budget proposal, though the two sides have made progress on negotiating some concerns surrounding scheduling, park

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