SVMH and nurses union reach tentative deal
Source: Monterey Herald
By Phillip Molnar
Salinas >> A lengthy and heated labor battle appears to have finally come to an end Friday as Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and its nurses union came to a tentative agreement.
The accord prevents a planned strike over modification of the role of some of the nurses, which was the final sticking point in the 16-month affair, according to the California Nurses Association union.
“The union has withdrawn its strike notice,” hospital CEO Pete Delgado wrote in a memorandum to staff, “which is a good thing for our patients and this entire community.”
A ratification vote by nurses is planned for Wednesday.
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Hundreds of union employees at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital went on a one-day strike on June 21, 2011. (Vern Fisher/Monterey Herald)
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