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UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE VOTE TOMORROW, SUN. 9/12
 
6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
 
Union Office - 24 Sachem Street
 
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Backus Federation of Nurses leaders and activists made the following public remarks regarding yesterday's membership vote to authorize the action in response to health network’s unfair labor practices:


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We were able to negotiate with the hospital to avoid a 10 week blackout on summer vacations d/t epic training and go live. Here are the details:

1- training for RNs will take 20-28 hours depending on the department. Highly specialized areas may need more time. ...
2-Training will be in 4 hours blocks and include days, evenings, nights and Saturday times.
3-Training is expected to begin at the end of June, beginning of July.
4- the "playground" will remain open and available throughout the training process and for a time, after the go live date.
5-there will be a blackout from 10/1 through 10

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An online info session on the tentative collective bargaining agreement (TA) for a new four-year contract with Hartford HealthCare’s representatives has been scheduled for Tuesday, 10/20 at 8:00PM. The ratification vote is scheduled Wednesday, 10/21 from 9:00AM to 9:00PM at our local union hall in Norwich.

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There will be at least two info sessions next week to go over all the proposals. We will have the vote to ratify on Thursday, October 22nd. Times and location to be determined.
 
Your bargaining team and strike captains are available to answer questions outside of the info sessions and copies of the full tentative agreement will be available as soon as possible (give Logan a few days to prepare). 
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