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Submitted by ADonahue on December 12, 2022
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Maine Med nurses win first-ever union contract

Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine ratified their first-ever union contract that they say will provide patient care protections and strong standards to improve retention and recruitment. Voting on the three-year agreement took place in September.

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Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, ratified their first-ever union contract that they say will provide patient care protections and strong standards to improve retention and recruitment.

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Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
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Maine Med nurses vote overwhelmingly to ratify first union contract

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Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
September 23, 2022

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Maine Med nurses reach final agreement on historic first union contract

Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center have reached a final “tentative agreement” with hospital administration on their first union contract, covering issues such as patient and workplace safety, wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Maine State Nurses Association
September 14, 2022

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