According to the release, the hospital management is looking to cut pension plan benefits and remove the option for nurses to retire at 60 without penalty. Additionally, management seeks to scale back nurses’ health insurance benefits and is asking for concessions that would cost experienced nurses an estimated $6,180 per nurse over three years.
Labor law requires the nurses union to provide at least 10 days notice before going out on strike, and the union still remains willing to negotiate a contract with hospital management, the release said.
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