Union rejects SMDC contract
Under the three-year deal rejected today, workers would have received no raises this fiscal year. But the union and employer would have returned to the negotiation table to hammer out pay in the second and third years of the contract.By: Peter Passi, Duluth News Tribune
Members of United Steelworkers Local 9460 at SMDC voted today to reject SMDC Health System’s “last, best and final contract offer,” possibly setting the stage for a strike.
The union represents about 1,400 workers at SMDC. Its diverse membership includes licensed practical nurses, housekeepers and more than 120 other job classifications.
SMDC proposed to freeze wages for Local 9460 this year and outsource 21 transcription jobs.
Under the three-year deal rejected today, workers would have received no raises this fiscal year. But the union and employer would have returned to the negotiation table to hammer out pay in the second and third years of the contract.
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