Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota have voted to accept a tentative three-year contract agreement negotiated this month with HealthPartners, which operates 30 clinics throughout the metro area.
The clinic workers had authorized a seven-day labor strike in early February, putting HealthPartners on alert. The scheduled Feb. 19 strike was averted with less than a day to spare after a marathon 17-hour negotiating session.
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota represents more than 80 non-doctor job classifications at the clinics, from nurses to dental hygienists and lab technicians. Hospital sites operate under separate contracts.
On Wednesday, members voted to accept the tentative agreement, which includes annual 2.5 percent wage increases, protections for existing overtime pay provisions and other benefits.
