Cooper Nurses approve new contract with 3-4% raises

Nurses at Cooper University Hospital ratified a two-year labor agreement that includes a 3 percent raise each year, no layoffs and no out-of-pocket increases for health care premiums, co-pays or or pensions....

...The average registered nurse at Cooper earns $36 an hour ...

...The two-year contract agreement addresses salary and benefits, the number of nurses needed for care, health insurance co-pays and participation in the Safe Patient Handling Program. The program was developed in 2006 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety of the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the American Nurses Association and the Veterans Administration.