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THE POSSIBLE STRIKE OF NURSING HOME NURSES ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK IS AVERTED FOR NOW!!.......A strike at New Brunswick nursing homes has been averted for now.Workers will not be going on strike Sunday after the Court of Queen's Bench granted a 10-day stay order.Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard announced Saturday that 45 of the 46 nursing homes in New Brunswick will be prohibited by law from striking.York Care Centre nursing home in Fredericton is allowed to strike because it is a test case with separate legislation from the others."While I support the collective bargaining process and workers' ability to strike, the health and safety of nursing home residents is my primary concern," Shephard said in a press release.