The new contract includes a 1.75 percent wage increase in addition to a 1 percent lump-sum payment. There will also be additional 1 percent increases in 2012 and 2013. Under the agreement, the registered nurses are also promised to keep current health benefits, hold monthly meetings to voice staffing issues and other benefits.
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