March 28 Session

Dear Colleagues,

Friday, March 28, marked the last bargaining session for the week as we continue into sessions on both Saturday and Sunday. We also have a session scheduled for Monday. Highlights include:

• Our team returned a comprehensive package response that included additional movement on several issues to narrow gaps and get closer to an agreement:
  • Annual wage increases of 3.5%, 3.5% and 3%
  • Relief differential increases of 20% for A, B, C and D relief nurses
  • Additional language protecting the current BSN waiver:
    • “Any nurse holding a valid BSN Waiver as of April 1, 2025, shall continue to be eligible to maintain their Clinical III or Clinical IV status in accordance with the PNDP for the term of the parties’ 2025 – 2028 Agreements.”
  • Withdrawal of our ATO cap proposal
    
    
• Over the last two sessions, the hospitals’ team has now provided responses to all outstanding topics and looks forward to receiving CRONA’s next passes over the weekend.
  
  
• We look forward to continuing the momentum during these next three sessions as we remain focused on reaching an agreement by the March 31 expiration.
  
  

Thank you for your dedication and please stay tuned!