The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents approximately 1,200 hospital nurses, has been in negotiations with Tufts for about 14 months.
The latest negotiations took place Monday as primarily “off the record” discussions, so teams could make proposals without making any commitments, a spokesperson from the MNA told the Boston Business Journal.
Tufts’ commitment to another day of negotiations comes after nurses paved the way for greater possibility of a one-day strike by rejecting a “final” contract offer from the hospital June 8.
Key sticking points in negotiations include pay, staffing and potentially moving hundreds of nurses to a contribution retirement plan, according to the report.
The MNA must provide a 10-day strike notice before initiating a walkout.
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