Nurses are hoping to avoid another strike when negotiations with the University of Chicago Medical Center resume on Monday. More than a week ago, 2,200 members of National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United agreed to a 24-hour strike after contract negotiations broke down with the hospital.
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The president of the national union for nurses at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center says the hospital system is being “so stupid and so tone deaf” in dealing with its nurses and their concerns about patient safety.
Thousands of nurses who went on strike at the University of Chicago Medical Center went back to work Wednesday morning. The nurses cheered as they walk back into the hospital for the first time since they went on strike last week, but said the battle is not over.
Albany Medical Center nurses who are members of the New York State Nurses Association will picket on Wednesday in response to what they say are unsafe staffing levels. Last year Albany Med nurses voted to unionize. They wanted fair wages, a good retirement plan, a better benefits package, and they wanted their voices heard in regards to staffing.
After 17 hours of negotiations, nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) on Saturday reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with St. Luke's Hospital. They will vote to ratify the agreement on Wednesday, MNA said in a news release. The nurses' negotiating team is recommending a "yes" vote to ratify.