Saint Vincent nurses agreed to a three-year contract in the beginning of May, averting a planned strike. The nurses, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, and hospital had previously disagreed over staffing levels. At that time, staffing levels were six to seven patients cared for at one time.
Read the news report about Saint Vincent nurses’ ratification of the new three-year contract.
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