radioNovo News for State College: August 11, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 08/11/26          A RECENT FIVE-DAY STRIKE COST MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER OVER 6.4 MILLION IN TEMPORARY STAFFING FEES. UNION REPRESENTATIVES WITH S-E-I-U HEALTHCARE PENNSYLVANIA POINT OUT THAT FIGURE IS FIVE TIMES WHAT REGULAR EMPLOYEES NORMALLY MAKE. FOLLOWING THE WALKOUT, HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES LOWERED THEIR WAGE INCREASE PROPOSAL FROM THREE PERCENT DOWN TO TWO, CITING OPERATING LOSSES AND THE COST OF THE STRIKE.            UNION EMPLOYEES SAY THEY ARE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED.  CONTRACT TALKS REMAIN AT A STANDSTILL, WITH BOTH SIDES ONLY SAYING THEY ARE COMMITTED TO BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH.          HAPPY VALLEY CASINO HAS NAMED INDUSTRY VETERAN PETER LONGI AS ITS NEXT GENERAL MANAGER FOLLOWING A SLOW SUMMER START. LONGI, WHO BRINGS OVER 30 YEARS OF CASINO EXPERIENCE, TAKES OVER AFTER REVENUE DROPPED 33% IN JUNE.           NEVERTHELESS, CASINO LEADERSHIP REMAINS CONFIDENT, EXPECTING UPCOMING FALL EVENTS AND PENN STATE FOOTBALL GAMES TO SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST OVERALL VISITOR NUMBERS.