Local 10-01426 Ratifies Four-Year Deal

Some 100 nurses working for Roosevelt Health Centers last week ratified a new four-year contract that raises wages and maintains benefits.

The members of Local 10-01426 staff two nursing homes in Edison and Old Bridge, N.J. They began negotiating in November.

“Our main goal was not to change anything from the contract we have,” said Liz Rivera, Local 10-01426 president. “We have good benefits, like holidays and vacation, and in the end we didn’t have to give anything up.”

The local also managed to get a 3.5 percent wage increase, as well as a raise to the tuition reimbursement allotment for continuing education from $18,000 to $25,000. The new contract also strengthens language regarding union leave and PAC.

Though the talks went relatively smoothly, management did drag their feet, Rivera said, stretching negotiations over several months, perhaps in an attempt to test the members’ resolve. But the local stayed strong and ultimately ended up with a fair contract.

“We’re a pretty special group,” said Rivera, “and a lot of that’s because we’re in the health care profession.”

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