Berkshire VNA nurses and healthcare professionals have had tremendous community support during their first contract negotiations, and reached a tentative contract agreement Dec. 15.
Berkshire United, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, is negotiating its first contract with Berkshire Health Systems and union members say they are pushing for fair pay and productivity standards.
The union, which represents support staff including bus drivers, cafeteria works and paraprofessionals, has been negotiating a new three-year collective bargaining agreement since last summer. The current agreement expired in August 2021.