Catholic Health said until CWA can control its members and produce formal, written responses to their proposal, they will not meet with strike members in person.
Members of the union say they are ready to get back to bargaining, but Catholic Health says it's waiting for a written response to its pre-strike proposal.
Union members were outside the hospital in South Buffalo overnight and the CWA says 2,500 members are prepared to continue this strike for as long as it takes.
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