Benedictine nurses reach agreement for first contract

KINGSTON, Dec. 14, 2011 – Registered nurses at Benedictine Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with management for a first contract.

While details are not being released pending ratification, the contract addresses nurses' concerns about safe staffing, their rights on the job and stable wages and health benefits. The nurses will vote on the proposed agreement on Thursday, Dec. 22, and results will be announced the next day. The nurses have been in negotiating this contract since December 2008.

The New York State Nurses Association is the voice for nursing in the Empire State. With more than 37,000 members, it is New York’s largest professional association and union for registered nurses. The association represents registered nurses, and some all-professional bargaining units, in New York and New Jersey. It supports nurses and nursing practice through education, research, legislative advocacy, and collective bargaining.

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