Robert Johnson University Hospital said that the striking nurses had become "increasingly aggressive" and were blocking the entrance to a parking garage.
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200 rejected an offer from RWJUH initially made Aug. 2 that the hospital said was never submitted to union members for consideration. They also rejected an offer to send the dispute to binding arbitration and return to work.
A Middlesex County woman was arrested after her 11-month-old daughter died of fentanyl poisoning. Prosecutors say Heather Cupano gave Narcan to the baby and delayed calling for help for 2 days.
The nurses, members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200, walked off the job on August in a dispute focused on staffing levels at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
A line of thunderstorms Tuesday morning caused flash flooding in New Brunswick, flight cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, led to a dramatic rescue and spawned a funnel cloud at the Jersey Shore.