The Minnesota Nurses Association released the following statement:
"The registered nurses and the hospitals believe a settlement of the labor agreement at this time is in the best interests of patients and our community.
"The Minnesota Nurses Association and the 14 hospitals that have been engaged in negotiations since March have reached agreement with the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on the terms for new collective bargaining agreements. The contract settlement is subject to ratification by the registered nurses represented by the Union, but the Union\'s negotiating committees covering all 14 hospitals have agreed to favorably recommend the settlement for ratification.
"The Minnesota Nurses Association and the hospitals have agreed to a renewed commitment to working through both parties\' staffing issues through the existing committee systems at the various hospitals.
"The affected hospitals are Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, Children\'s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Mercy Hospital, North Memorial Medical Center, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Phillips Eye Institute, St. John\'s Hospital, St. Joseph\'s Hospital, United Hospital, Unity Hospital, and the Riverside Campus of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. This also includes a recommended ratification for the Pension Contract at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee."
A strike had been scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 6. In light of the settlement, the solidarity rally scheduled for Monday at Midway Stadium has been cancelled, organizers announced.
The Minnesota Nurses Association released the following statement:
"The registered nurses and the hospitals believe a settlement of the labor agreement at this time is in the best interests of patients and our community.
"The Minnesota Nurses Association and the 14 hospitals that have been engaged in negotiations since March have reached agreement with the assistance of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on the terms for new collective bargaining agreements. The contract settlement is subject to ratification by the registered nurses represented by the Union, but the Union\’s negotiating committees covering all 14 hospitals have agreed to favorably recommend the settlement for ratification.
"The Minnesota Nurses Association and the hospitals have agreed to a renewed commitment to working through both parties\’ staffing issues through the existing committee systems at the various hospitals.
"The affected hospitals are Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, Children\’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Mercy Hospital, North Memorial Medical Center, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Phillips Eye Institute, St. John\’s Hospital, St. Joseph\’s Hospital, United Hospital, Unity Hospital, and the Riverside Campus of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. This also includes a recommended ratification for the Pension Contract at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee."
A strike had been scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 6. In light of the settlement, the solidarity rally scheduled for Monday at Midway Stadium has been cancelled, organizers announced.