HI, just so you all know there are 3 nursing unions in NJ negotiating new contracts at this time. Many have the same issues, competitive salaries, pensions, medical retirement benefits, staffing. Will be interesting to see how this works out. Are there really scab agency nurses out there that can fill this many nursing positions if all decided to strike together in order to acheive better benefits? This will involve 2 trauma hospitals (there are only 3 trauma level I in NJ) and 3 hospitals in South Jersey.
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/rnunion/main.html
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Pace I 300---no web page available
Each union has over 1000 nurses in it.