There will be no nurses strike at Children's Hospital in the Twin Cities.
The nurses union and hospital reached agreement on a new three-year contract early Saturday morning after a marathon, round-the-clock negotiating session.
MNA Nurses Reach Agreement with Children's Hospitals - https://t.co/nzcyDUUk52
— Minnesota Nurses (@mnnurses) June 15, 2019Union officials say they are recommending the rank-and-file vote to accept the settlement, which comes two days after the nurses at Children's authorized a strike.
The two sides compromised on both issues, which were considered major stumbling blocks in earlier talks.
The raises reportedly are 3%, 3%, and 2.25% for the three years of the deal.
Hane said hospital negotiators presented what they said was their final offer around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
"I feel like we did the best we could do," Hane said. "It feels really good."
In a statement, the union said members are happy the hospital recognizes that insurance costs are important in attracting and retaining nurses.
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The union had authorized a strike at Children's earlier in the week before the 21-hour bargaining session that started Friday morning.
That strike authorization was officially withdrawn on Saturday, and a vote on the compromise is on Thursday.
Contract talks continue for nurses at five other Twin Cities hospitals: Allina Health, Fairview Health, HealthEast, Methodist Hospital, and North Memorial Medical Center.
