Women & Infants Hospital says it’s reached a tentative agreement on a new nearly three-year contract with members of the 1199 SEIU NE union.
Frontline caregivers had voted last week to authorize a strike, citing uncompetitive wages and a refusal to bargain in good faith, among other things. Union officials said the hospital’s lack of adequate pay was contributing to increasing stress among workers and was also making it difficult for the hospital to address staffing shortages.
Hospital officials say the new deal is a step in the right direction, as it includes salary increases and preserves worker pensions.
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