The registered nurses at Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, and UMass Memorial Health Care reached a tentative agreement Aug. 25 on a three-year contract.
Here are four things to know about the contract.
1. The settlement came after 10 months of negotiations between the two parties and marks the last MNA-represented hospital in the UMass Memorial system to settle a contract, according to the union.
2. The contract calls for the creation of a Marlborough RN Staffing Committee. The union said the goal of this committee will be to review and issue recommendations to hospital management concerning RN staffing concerns that have been brought forward by RNs throughout MH.
3. The contract also includes wage increases for nurses, including a 4.5 percent pay increase over the life of the contract.
4. The contract is expected to be ratified by mid-September and would expire Nov. 14, 2017.
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