Teamsters Strike Avoided at St. James Healthcare in Montana

Butte, Mont.-based St. James Healthcare and Teamsters Local No. 2 have reached a contract agreement, avoiding a looming strike, according to a report by The Montana Standard.

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The contract includes a 2 percent pay increase across the board and a reinstatement of longevity steps, or incremental increases on a salary matrix, which had been a previously contested item. The contract is retroactive to July 1.

Members of the union took a strike vote in August.

The union represents 107 workers in various positions at the system.

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