Approximately 150 registered nurses are partaking in a three-day strike, protesting terms of their contract with Range Regional Health Services in Fairview, Minn., particularly in regards to patient safety and staffing ratios, according to a Star Tribune news report.
Last month, the registered nurses voted to reject the hospital's proposal for a three-year contract that included a 1 percent pay raise in the second year, a 2.5 percent raise in the third year and a committee committed to nurse staffing concerns, according to the news report.
According to the news report, the nurses are principally concerned about staffing ratios, arguing current staffing levels are "inadequate" and the new contract makes the work for registered nurses even more burdensome.
The registered nurses are currently working under the provisions of their old contract, which expired in October. Last month's rejection of the three-year deal means the hospital is back to pushing its February offer, which featured smaller pay increases and a less robust staffing committee, according to the news report.
Read the Star Tribune news report about the nurses' strike at Range Regional Health Services.
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Last month, the registered nurses voted to reject the hospital's proposal for a three-year contract that included a 1 percent pay raise in the second year, a 2.5 percent raise in the third year and a committee committed to nurse staffing concerns, according to the news report.
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According to the news report, the nurses are principally concerned about staffing ratios, arguing current staffing levels are "inadequate" and the new contract makes the work for registered nurses even more burdensome.
The registered nurses are currently working under the provisions of their old contract, which expired in October. Last month's rejection of the three-year deal means the hospital is back to pushing its February offer, which featured smaller pay increases and a less robust staffing committee, according to the news report.
Read the Star Tribune news report about the nurses' strike at Range Regional Health Services.
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Nurses at Massachusetts's Saint Vincent Hospital Ratify New Patient Ratios Contract
RNs at Massachusetts' St. Vincent Hospital to Hold One-Day Strike
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