Unionized Hospital Nurses OK 1st Contract
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After struggling for months to unionize, registered nurses at Antelope Valley Hospital have approved their first-ever collective-bargaining agreement, which includes pay raises of 18% to 38% over three years, the California Nurses Assn. said.
Under the agreement, approved by the union and the hospital board last week, 535 nurses would earn as much as $46.41 an hour, association officials said.
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