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Nurses, management agree to extend their contract talks
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More from CamarilloAfter two days of bargaining, nurses and management at two Ventura County hospitals have agreed to extend contract negotiations through May.
St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard and St. John's Pleasant Valley in Camarillo will continue talking with nurses, represented by SEIU Local 121RN.
The nurses' contract, negotiated annually, was set to expire at midnight Wednesday.
The union's executive director and chief negotiator, Sue Weinstein, said bargaining sessions are scheduled for May 8, 9, 22 and 23.
Hospital officials were not available for comment Thursday.
Negotiations have centered on patient-care issues and compensation, according to information on SEIU's Web site. If a full agreement isn't reached by May 31, the negotiation team will make a decision whether to extend the contract.
The union was able to reached tentative agreements on several proposals, according to the Web site.
"Some of the most in-depth discussions centered around staffing and floating," the Web site said.
Union negotiators were at another hospital Thursday and couldn't be reached for comment.
The SEIU is also countering an effort by the California Nurses Association to persuade nurses at the two hospitals to join its union. Last week, nurses at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas voted to decertify CNA.
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