SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Members at 27 HealthPartners Clinics Maintain Quality, Affordable Health Insurance and Innovative Workforce Development Program
ST. PAUL, MN — SEIU Healthcare Minnesota members at HealthPartners clinics voted Thursday to overwhelmingly ratify a new three year contract that:
- Maintains quality, affordable health insurance with fully employer paid individual coverage and $70 premiums for family coverage
- Maintains funding for the Training and Education Fund established in 2008 that is one of the first of its kind for healthcare workers in the Midwest
- Raises wages for all workers by 1% every six months during the contract
- Includes many other improvements in care delivery and working conditions
“This contract ensures that HealthPartners continues to be a great place to work and a leader in patient care,” said Jean Pfarr, a registered nurse at HealthPartners Riverside. “By standing together, we have set a standard for healthcare workers – a standard that includes quality, affordable health insurance and a commitment to training and workforce development.”
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