Hospital workers ratify labor contract
Service workers who organized last year at the 147-bed Union Hospital in Lynn, part of the North Shore Medical Center, have ratified their first labor contract as part of Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union. The pact gives the SEIU its largest foothold at Partners HealthCare System, the state's largest hospital group.
The new two-year contract, covering 438 housekeepers, nursing assistants, mental health workers, anesthesia technicians, medical interpreters, cooks, food service workers, and other Union Hospital employees, includes wage increases, a ratification bonus, and a training program designed to help workers advance their careers.
All workers will receive a minimum 3 percent wage boost effective Oct. 3, while the average hourly wage increase over the life of the contract will be 6.8 percent, according to SEIU Local 1199, the largest health care union in Massachusetts.
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