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Brooke Glen Nurses Association

Contract expired January 31, 2023

As we went to press, the Brooke Glen RNs—59 members strong— had just begun negotiating a new contract. Core issues include staffing (they have no staffing ratios/grids in their current contract and as a result, nurses can and often do receive unsafe assignments), wages tied to retention, and respect (the management rights clause in their current contract is exhaustive, leading to distrust between members and management, low morale, and poor retention).

Einstein Nurses United Contract expires April 30, 2023

As we went to press, nearly 1,000 Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia-Jefferson nurses were prepping to begin negotiations with a new boss (Jefferson, a Philly healthcare behemoth) for a new contract. At the core of their campaign will be quality of care issues like safe staffing (staff vacancy rates are dangerously high), recruitment and retention (wages have fallen behind, and Einstein is losing nurses to neighboring hospitals like Temple and Penn; short-staffing in many units results in the need for RNs to work more shifts than ever, leading to intense fatigue, burnout, mental distress, and more and more staff leaving the hospital), workplace violence prevention, and resources and protections for caregivers.

Fair Acres Nurses Association

Contract Expires July 1, 2023

Healthcare is the central issue for these RNs—118 strong. They currently have a zero-cost healthcare plan, and Fair Acres administration wants the nurses to begin paying for it. It’s going to be a fight. But watch out: The Fair Acres Nurses Association has a 92% win rate for grievances. We’re ready.