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VFNHP Proposals 4/6/2022
Dear members, Nurse contract bargaining began last night, and our Bargaining Team made 34 proposals across the table, while Management offered 11 proposals, only one of which was economic (Charge/Preceptor differential). Here are some of the highlights: Increased...
Negotiations for all
At the opening of VFNHP-Nurse negotiations with the UVMMC administration, all of the VFNHP proposals were designed to:* Protect and improve patient care * Provide safety and respect * Improve benefits and compensation to recruit and retain nurses and support...
2022 VFNHP Nurse Bargaining Platform
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Wage Negotiations 12/9 and 12/10/21
Members Speak out for Safe Staffing and Quality Patient Care as staffing crisis continues.
Moral Injury Among Nurses
The current AFT healthcare journal features a discussion about the impact of moral injury on nurses. This is especially resonant in the time of COVID. Moral injury describes the challenge of simultaneously knowing what care patients need but being unable...
Technologists vote yes
Contact: Heather Riemer, AFT-VT, 802-343-1705, Thursday, April 1, 2021- Imaging Technologists at Vermont’s largest Hospital, the University of Vermont Medical Center, voted overwhelmingly to join the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health...
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