Nursing staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, who are represented by the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, approved a new two-year contract with their employer, according to a July 11 news release.
The union represents more than 2,000 nurses and health professionals at the medical center.
The contract for nursing staff includes a 10 percent increase in salaries that was agreed to in February, as well as an additional 5 percent salary increase in October and another 5 percent increase in October 2023, according to the release. That's a total base wage increase of 20 percent over 20 months.
The new contract — which also includes ratification and retention bonuses, increased on-call pay and differential pay and other measures — runs through July 9, 2024.
UVM Medical Center is part of the six-hospital University of Vermont Health Network.