March 26 Session

Dear Colleagues,

Wednesday, March 26, concluded the second of four bargaining sessions scheduled for the week. The parties continue to make progress:

• The parties exchanged proposals on Immigration Enforcement and New Technology and CRONA passed four other non-economic proposals.
  
  
• Our team is looking forward to receiving CRONA’s next economic response on Thursday, March 27.
  
  
• On Wednesday evening, we distributed a Did You Know handout that highlights the progress made so far. The handout also lists tentative agreements reached to date and the areas in which the hospitals have agreed to CRONA’s proposals within topics still being negotiated. You can view it here in case you missed it.
  
  
• The parties return to the table on Thursday and Friday, March 27 and 28. The hospitals’ team proposed additional bargaining sessions to be scheduled on Saturday and Sunday in order to reach an agreement by the contract’s March 31 expiration.
  • We’re pleased that CRONA accepted those additional bargaining dates last night, and the parties are now meeting every day through Monday to reach an agreement.
    
    

Thank you for your dedication and please stay tuned!