United StatesPennsylvania hospital workers launch 5-day strike in State CollegeThe 950 hospital workers at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania, commenced a five-day strike on July 27 demanding across-the-board wage increases. Workers voted overwhelmingly to reject hospital management’s offer of a one-year contract extension that contained a 3 percent wage increase and a $1,000 bonus. North Dakota dairy workers authorize strike action as contract talks stallOver 100 workers at the Cass-Clay Creamery in Fargo, North Dakota, voted overwhelmingly to grant strike authorization as contract talks between Teamsters Local 120 and management have stalled. Workers are demanding pay equity with other casino workers in the region who earn substantially more. Workers walked off the job on June 29 after voting by 91 percent to reject the company’s contract proposal.