Virtua Health nurses approve contract in a second vote, but the union remains divided

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The nurses rejected the contract in an initial vote marked by low turnout. JNESO would not share the turnout for the second vote.

Virtua Health nurses represented by JNESO voted in favor of a new three-year contract on March 14, the second vote on the proposal within less than two weeks.. The nurses are represented by JNESO, an AFL-CIO affiliate that represents roughly 5,000 nurses and health-care techs in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The union informed the nurses about the result in a Thursday night email that did not include vote tallies, according to a copy obtained by The Inquirer.“We are extremely proud of our nurses and will continue to fight for what they need to provide the best possible care to their patients,” said Douglas Placa, executive director of JNESO, in a statement.

 

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