Jackson Health System, AFSCME Agree to New Contract

Jackson Health System in Miami and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have agreed to a new three-year contract, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.

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Under the contract, employees represented by the AFSCME will continue to be guaranteed 40-hour work weeks and furloughs will end, but they will receive 6 fewer personal days each year and will begin contributing 3 percent of their salary toward their pension.

The deal must now be approved by Jackson’s governing body, ratified by the union and approved by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, according to the report.

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