Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Nurses voted YES on a new contract that respects their contributions and sacrifice. The new Union contract includes critical financial improvements, designed to retain staff and reduce turnover. Additional language on health & safety, benefits, real break relief,

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center nurses voted 88% in favor of the agreement, which includes:

• Dedicated meal & break relief role
• Language that ensures a balanced skill mix for patient assignments
• Training for any nurse who hasn’t floated in a year
• New health & safety language with in-person workplace violence training
• Implementation of new metal detector wands at entrances
• New public emergency article
• Cumulative across-the-board wage increases of 19.1% over 3 years
• Two new steps added: after 12 years and 16 years of expreience, at 2.5% each
• New floating differential