Contra Costa OKs Two-Year Deal To Raise Nurses’ Pay
On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors finalized a contract with local nurses that includes a 3% pay raise over two years. Under the agreement, nurses will not have to pay more for their health care and pension benefits, but retirement benefits for new nurses will be scaled back and retired nurses will be required to sign up for Medicare when they turn 65.
- "Contra Costa Unions Peeved Over Nurses' Pay Hike" (Vorderbrueggen, Contra Costa Times, 7/10).