Hospital, union continue negotiations ahead of deadline
By Ralph Davis, The Floyd County Times, Prestonburg, Ky. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The two sides have been negotiating for the past month and are in the second and final day of talks this week. If no agreement is reached before the end of the day, the union could issue a 10-day strike notice.
Wednesday afteroon, SEIU director
Gibson said the Highlands' latest proposal eliminated a demand to drop spouses from coverage the hospital provides to employees, but would require employees to pay a surcharge to have their spouses covered. She did not indicate how much that surcharge was.
Hospital spokesperson
"The patients are our number-one priority, and we want to work together with our employees as a team to given them the best coverage possible," Cook said.
Those participating in the talks said they expected negotiations to continue well into the night.
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