The new contract covers 200 RNs at San Leandro, which is part of Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System. It includes a 16 percent across-the-board wage increase over the next two years, improved educational opportunities and safe staffing protections, union officials said.
The new contract runs through Dec. 31, 2018.
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