Albany Med says it offered nurses union its best and final offer, but New York State Nurses Association members say contract must address staffing issues.

Albany Med tells NewsChannel 13 it has presented the last and best contract proposal to the nurses’ union.The hospital and the union have been in a battle over a new contract for more than seven months now.

Albany Medical Center has offered a final contract to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the union that represents its nurses. Union nurses said it's the same offer they’ve received in the past but with a contingency now.

Albany Medical Center's CEO Dennis McKenna announced what he termed a "final offer" in ongoing union contract negotiations with nurses, sparking criticism from