SEIU Local 6434

Nursing Home Caregivers, Patients Win Improvements in New Union Contracts Negotiated in October

Published in Nursing Home and Elder Business Week, November 16th, 2008

Members of SEIU 6434, United Long-Term Care Workers' Union have negotiated new collective bargaining agreements that will make improvements for hundreds of caregivers and the residents in their care at several California nursing homes.

In all, seven new contracts covering over 700 workers provide on average wage increases of $1.50/hr over three years, employer contributions to an education and training fund, increased contributions to employee healthcare, and in two homes, contributions to employee family healthcare. Better pay and benefits have shown to result in lower staff turnover, which ensures a more experienced, stable group of caregivers for residents.

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Source: Nursing Home and Elder Business Week (2008-11-16)

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