Hillside Rehabilitation
Hospital nurses also
ratified their contract.
BOARDMAN — The 604 nurses from the Ohio Nurses Association/Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association ratified a one-year contract with Northside Medical Center and Beeghly Medical Park.
"This is a concessionary contract that met the needs of the hospital, and it also met the job security issues of the nurses," said Eric Williams, president of the Youngstown General Duty Nurse Association.
Williams would not give details of the one-year contract, but said the main issue of job security during a potential sale or merger of the facility was addressed.
Nurses voted throughout the day Friday at Operating Engineers Local 66 Building in Boardman. The new contract expires July 19, 2008.
Nurses at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital also ratified their contract earlier this week, said Karen Dunnigan, co-chairwoman of the Ohio Nurses Association Hillside Local.
Dunnigan said she was unaware of the details of the Youngstown nurses' contract and could not say if they were the same.
However, Hillside nurses also addressed job security issues in their contract, she said.
Hillside contract specifics
According to Dunnigan, the Hillside contract calls for a wage freeze and giving up the Easter holiday and one personal holiday. She said they kept some smaller things such as a cafeteria discount. There are 23 registered nurses in the union local.
A joint statement issued earlier this week by the Youngstown union and Northside Medical Center states that the contract will provide a more secure future for the hospital.
The hospitals are all part of the financially troubled Forum Health. The facility earlier this year closed Tod Children's Hospital.
David Swift, Forum Health's chief human resource officer, issued an internal memo Friday night that was sent to employees, verifying that the contracts has been ratified. Forum's board had approved the contracts at its regular Tuesday meeting.
"These agreements are positive developments for the future of health care access and choice in the Mahoning Valley," he said.
Swift noted they offer security as the hospital moves forward with the sales process.
The negotiations were overseen by federal mediator Doug Corwon.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Hillside Rehabilitation
Hospital nurses also
ratified their contract.
BOARDMAN — The 604 nurses from the Ohio Nurses Association/Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association ratified a one-year contract with Northside Medical Center and Beeghly Medical Park.
"This is a concessionary contract that met the needs of the hospital, and it also met the job security issues of the nurses," said Eric Williams, president of the Youngstown General Duty Nurse Association.
Williams would not give details of the one-year contract, but said the main issue of job security during a potential sale or merger of the facility was addressed.
Nurses voted throughout the day Friday at Operating Engineers Local 66 Building in Boardman. The new contract expires July 19, 2008.
Nurses at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital also ratified their contract earlier this week, said Karen Dunnigan, co-chairwoman of the Ohio Nurses Association Hillside Local.
Dunnigan said she was unaware of the details of the Youngstown nurses' contract and could not say if they were the same.
However, Hillside nurses also addressed job security issues in their contract, she said.
Hillside contract specifics
According to Dunnigan, the Hillside contract calls for a wage freeze and giving up the Easter holiday and one personal holiday. She said they kept some smaller things such as a cafeteria discount. There are 23 registered nurses in the union local.
A joint statement issued earlier this week by the Youngstown union and Northside Medical Center states that the contract will provide a more secure future for the hospital.
The hospitals are all part of the financially troubled Forum Health. The facility earlier this year closed Tod Children's Hospital.
David Swift, Forum Health's chief human resource officer, issued an internal memo Friday night that was sent to employees, verifying that the contracts has been ratified. Forum's board had approved the contracts at its regular Tuesday meeting.
"These agreements are positive developments for the future of health care access and choice in the Mahoning Valley," he said.
Swift noted they offer security as the hospital moves forward with the sales process.
The negotiations were overseen by federal mediator Doug Corwon.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
The 604 nurses from the Ohio Nurses Association/Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association ratified a one-year contract...
