The nurses, who are represented by JNESO, rejected the tentative agreement earlier this week.
The nurses at Virtua Health voted this week to reject a contract proposal that was negotiated between their union and the hospital’s administration over two months.
The contract would have covered 1,700 nurses, most of whom work at Voorhees Hospital, Camden County, and Marlton Hospital, Burlington County, the hospital said. The nurses’ last contractThe team bargaining on behalf of the nurses and Virtua Health administrators reached a tentative agreement last week. However, the union’s general membership voted to reject the proposal on Monday.
“The members rejected the contract offer,” Douglas Placa, the union’s executive director, said in a statement.are available to assist in negotiations between a union and an employer once a contract is expired. A mediator can help by improving communication, establishing expectations, and offering suggestions.
While negotiations continue, the hospital said it will abide by the expired contract, according to a statement by Rhonda Jordan, Virtua’s chief human resources officer.Virtua is the largest health-care provider in South Jersey. In addition to Voorhees and Marlton, its three other hospitals in the region areNurses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have gone on strike in recent months when negotiations did not lead to a contract that they found satisfactory.last year.
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