Duluth nurses overwhelmingly approved a new three contract with St. Luke’s Hospital, the same day their counterparts at SDMC Health System reached a tentative deal.
About 96 percent of nurses voting Wednesday ratified the contract, according to the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA), which includes a three percent raise over three years and a boost in health insurance subsidies. The contract also contains language designed to alleviate staffing shortages in hospital units.
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The MNA represents approximately 450 nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital.
Earlier Wednesday, the MNA representing 1,000 nurses employed by SMDC Health System reached a tentative pact with the hospital group, which includes St. Mary’s Medical Center and Duluth Children’s Hospital.
The SMDC nurses will vote on their contact September 10.
