After over 14 months, 27 bargaining sessions, 6 community events, 250 lawn signs, and countless late night prep meetings, Nurses at Northwestern Medical Center have ratified their first contract! Because they came together, stood up for themselves they achieved …
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A wage scale based on years of experience that supports the retention of newer nurses
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Urgent pay (2x hourly pay for urgent shifts)
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Just Cause discipline and termination protections
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Transparent scheduling practices
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Starting wages of $36/hour for inpatient RNs and $34/hour for clinic RNs ($3/hr increase)
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A cap on how often a nurse can be floated
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Protections for RNs in surgical services if management tries to eliminate nightcall positions
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A ban on mandatory overtime
and much more!
-> See here a full list of contract wins | 
