Hawaii Hospital Giant Reaches Tentative Deal With Nurses 3 Nurses at Hawaii Pacific Health’s Straub Medical Center have until Friday to accept or reject a proposed union contract.
Nurses at Straub Medical Center got a New Year’s gift this week in the form of a tentative agreement that union leaders say includes provisions that will make working easier for caregivers and provide better treatment for patients. But it remains to be seen whether the concessions will be enough to sway the 400-member union.
Voting on whether to accept the new contract began on Monday, and by Tuesday about half had already cast their ballots, said Dan Ross, president of the Hawaii Nurses Association, which represents the Straub bargaining unit. The nurses have until noon Friday to vote, he said.
Officials at Hawaii Pacific Health, which owns medical centers including Straub, Pali Momi and Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, said in a statement that they were hopeful the nurses would accept the contract.
